The Effectiveness of Gratitude Education Based on Quran and Its Schedule on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Hope among Students

Abstract

The present research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of gratitude education based on Quran and its schedule on happiness, life satisfaction, and hope among students and it was conducted with a quasi-experimental method and pretest-posttest design with a control group and a follow-up phase. 75 second grade high school girl students were selected in the city of Shahrekord by the convenience sampling and they were randomly placed in two test groups and one control group. The research tool included the questionnaires of Schneider''s hopefulness, Diner''s life satisfaction, and Oxford happiness inventory. The intervention groups were received weekly or daily gratitude education. The analysis of combined variance shows that a) the gratitude education had a significant effect on hope and happiness in posttest and follow-up phases; b) there was not a significant difference among the groups in terms of life satisfaction; c) the daily gratitude exercise (unlike weekly exercise) considerably increased the level of happiness in groups

Keywords

• gratitude
• quranic verses
• happiness
• life satisfaction
• hope
• girl students
• second grade high school