The Effectiveness of Perma Seligman Education on Mental Well-Being, Quality And Orientation of Single Mother Life

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Aida Jalaie ¹ , peyman yousefzadeh ² , Bita Bahrami ³

1 - Master Student, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Medicine, Branch of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Branch of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author) [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-12-07 Accepted : 2022-03-05 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Subjective well-being, quality of life, PERMA Model of Seligman, orientation of life, single mothers,

Abstract :

The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of training PERMA Model of Seligman on subjective well-being, quality and orientation of life in single mothers. The research methodology was applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of data collection, employing pretest-posttest design with control and experimental groups. The statistical population of the study consisted of all female heads of household (a single mother who is in charge of the family following a divorce) in district 5 of the city of Tehran in the year 2020-2021. The sample consisted of 36 single mothers who were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental (n=18) and control (n=18). The research instruments included the Subjective Wellbeing Scale (Kiz & Magiarmo, 2003), World Health Organization Quality of Life- BREF Questionnaire (1994), and Life Orientation Test-Revised (Shearer and Carver, 1994). The subjects in the experimental group underwent the PERMA Model training program for 10 sessions of 90 minutes while the control group did not receive any training. Data analysis was performed using covariance test and SPSS software. The results of the study showed that PERMA Model training is effective on subjective well-being, quality of life and orientation of life in single mothers (P<0/01). Therefore, it can be inferred that the PERMA Model training enhances single mother’s subjective well-being (F=4,89, P<0/01), improves their quality of life (F=4,56, P<0/01) and life orientation (F=6,36, P<0/01). Therefore, according to the Above mentioned results results, it can be concluded that Perma exercises have been effective on these components by emphasizing and focusing on the five components of positive emotions, engagement, meaning, positive relationships and accomplishment. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this manuscript.

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