The Effect of Shoenaker's Self Encouragement Training on Loneliness Felling and Psychological well being

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of self encouragement training on loneliness felling and psychological well being. This study was semi experimental pre-test, post-test with the control group design. The statistical population of this study consisted of all female second grade students of high schools in Khoramabad city in the academic year of 2015-2016. Screening was conducted and 30 students according to obtained score, who had the highest scores in loneliness felling and low scores in psychological well being questionnaires were selected and were assigned randomly to experimental and control groups (each group 15 people). The instruments used in this study were loneliness felling (Racel & etal, 1980) and psychological well being questionnaires (Ryfe & etal,1989). The experimental group received self-encouragement training for ten 90-minutes sessions, one sessions in a week lasting for two month. Analysis of the data was done using descriptive (average & standard deviation) and inferential (multiple covariance analysis) tests. Experimental group showed significant decrease in loneliness felling and significant increase in psychological well being after being trained. Based on the result we can say that self encouragement as an a skill can decrease loneliness felling and raised psychological well being in students. Therefore it is recommended to edcuational authorities to use such teaching program in order to decrease loneliness felling and increase psychological well being of students so that their mental health could be maintained.

Keywords

• self encouragement
• loneliness felling
• psychological well being