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Enhancing Happiness for Nursing Students through Positive Psychology Activities: A Mixed Methods Study

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  • Jeong-Won Han

    (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea)

  • Kyung Im Kang

    (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, 123 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk 38066, Korea)

  • Jaewon Joung

    (Department of Nursing, Semyung University, 65 Semyung-ro, Jecheon-si, Chungbuk 27136, Korea)

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate a program promoting character strengths, positive psychological capital, learning flow, and sense of calling for nursing students. We conducted a concurrent embedded mixed methods study with 51 nursing students randomly classified into an intervention or a control group. The intervention group exhibited significantly higher scores than the control group for positive psychological capital, learning flow, and sense of calling. Program participation experiences were categorized as “change of views about oneself”, “change of views about the world”, “stress relief”, and “practice of positivity”. Among nursing students, this program demonstrated change toward a positive, committed, and meaningful life.

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  • Jeong-Won Han & Kyung Im Kang & Jaewon Joung, 2020. "Enhancing Happiness for Nursing Students through Positive Psychology Activities: A Mixed Methods Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:24:p:9274-:d:460578
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    1. Batel Hazan Liran & Paul Miller, 2019. "The Role of Psychological Capital in Academic Adjustment Among University Students," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 20(1), pages 51-65, January.
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    1. Jiunnhorng Lou & Renhau Li & Shuling Chen, 2022. "Development of the Psychological Capital Scale for Male Nursing Students in Taiwan and Testing Its Measurement Invariance between Genders," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-10, March.

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