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Enhancing happiness for nursing students through positive psychology activities: A mixed methods study

  • Jeong Won Han
  • , Kyung Im Kang
  • , Jaewon Joung*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Kyung Hee University
  • Dongguk University
  • Semyung University

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9274
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume17
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020.12.2

Keywords

  • Happiness
  • Nursing students
  • Positive psychology
  • Program development
  • Universities

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