Are iranian students flourishing?
Subject Areas : روان درمانگری
Masoud Nosratabadi
1
(PhD Candidate
Tehran University)
Mohsen Joshanloo
2
(MA in Psychology)
Fatemeh Mohammadi
3
(MA in Clinical Psychology)
Khadijeh Shahmohammadi
4
(PhD Candidate
Tehran University)
Keywords: Subjective well-being, mental health, flourishing, languishing,
Abstract :
Based on Keyes' Pattern (2002), mental health is divided into three categories: flourishing, languishing and relatively mentally healthy. This study aimed to explore the pattern in Iranian population. A sample of 424 (226 female, 198 male) students completed The Emotional Well-Being Scale (Keyes, 2002), Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995), and Social Well-Being Scale(Keyes, 1998). Findings revealed that about 16% of students were flourishing, 20% were languishing, and 64% were relatively mentally healthy. No gender difference was found in the pattern of mental health.