The impact of training positive thinking skills with emphasis on religious teachings on resilience and vocational interest of students of Chahardangeh country high schools

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of training positive thinking skills with emphasis on religious teachings on resilience and vocational interest of freshman students of Chahardangeh county high schools. This Quasi-experimental research performed with a pretest/posttest control group and the statistical society includes freshman female students of Chahardangeh high schools. A total of 30 students were selected by the random sample cluster method. Half of the population was randomly classified as the test group and the remainder comprise the control group. The pretest was implemented on both groups. The test group had nine, 90 minute educational classes about positive thinking according to religious teachings. After the classes the post test was implemented. The surveys used in this research were Strong Vocational Interest short form and Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale. Collected data was analyzed with SPSS software. The results of this research indicated that 1. There are meaningful differences between two groups’ performances in resilience post­test. 2. There are meaningful differences between two groups’ performances in vocational interest post­test. In conclusion, positive thinking according to religious teachings has resulted in relative improvements in students’ resilience and relative changes in their vocational interest.

Keywords

• resilience
• vocational interest
• thinking positive
• religious teachings