Developing Positive Thinking Skills and Its Impact in Improving Psychological Immunity and Reducing Cognitive Distortion among Female University Students

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Department of Educational Psychology - Faculty of Girls - Ain Shams University - Arab Republic of Egypt

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The current research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an intervention program for developing positive thinking skills and its impact on improving psychological immunity and reducing cognitive distortion among university students. The research sample consisted of (24) female students of the second grade of Educational Psychology Dept., Women's Faculty - Ain Shams University, their ages ranged from (19: 20) years, with an average age of (18.33), and a standard deviation of (0.701). The researchers used the quasi-experimental approach. The research tools were the positive thinking skills, psychological immunity, cognitive distortion scales & the training program (prepared by the researchers). The results have shown the presence of statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group members on the research variables: positive thinking skills, psychological immunity & cognitive distortion in favor of the post-measurement, statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and the control group in the post-measurement on the research variables: positive thinking skills, psychological immunity & cognitive distortion in favor of the experimental group, but there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group in the post and follow-up measurements on the research variables: positive thinking skills, psychological immunity & cognitive distortion.

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  • Receive Date: 13 November 2022
  • Revise Date: 21 November 2022
  • Accept Date: 23 November 2022

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