The Effects of the ‘Becoming Happy I’ Program on Gratitude Disposition, Self-esteem, Flow, and Subjective Happiness in Nursing College Students
10.12934/jkpmhn.2019.28.4.362
- Author:
Geum Yi JO
1
;
Hyun Sook PARK
Author Information
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Keimyung College University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Happiness;
Self concept;
Students;
Nursing
- MeSH:
Follow-Up Studies;
Happiness;
Humans;
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic;
Nursing;
Research Design;
Self Concept
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2019;28(4):362-372
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the ‘Becoming Happy I’ program on gratitude disposition, self-esteem, flow, and subjective happiness in nursing college students.METHODS: Participants in this study were 39 nursing college students (20 in the experimental group and 19 in the control group) at a college of nursing. The research design was a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest as a quasi-experimental study. Data was collected from February to April in 2011 and analyzed via the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program with the χ² test, Fisher's exact test, repeated measures ANOVA, and Tukey HSD test.RESULTS: There were significant changes in gratitude disposition, self-esteem, flow, and subjective happiness in the experimental group before and after treatment, which was significantly different from the control group, and these effects lasted at a 4-week follow-up.CONCLUSION: The ‘Becoming Happy I’ program was effective in improving gratitude disposition, self-esteem, flow, and subjective happiness for nursing college students. As a result, we recommended that the ‘Becoming Happy I’ program be utilized as an effective intervention for nursing college students to improve gratitude disposition, self-esteem, flow, and subjective happiness.
