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The Effect of Spiritual Therapy on Hope of Life in Female Students Who Referred to Isfahan University Counseling Center
Abarkouh Paramedical College, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Department of Quran’s Science & Hadith, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
College of Educational Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
College of Educational Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
- 1 Abarkouh Paramedical College, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
- 2 Department of Quran’s Science & Hadith, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- 3 College of Educational Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
- 4 College of Educational Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
- 5 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of spiritual therapy on female students’ hope who referred to Isfahan University counseling center. The methodology used was experimental. The study population was confined to the female students referring to Isfahan University counseling center. 30 students were randomly selected and divided into two experimental and control groups. Adult Hope Scale was used as the research tool. The obtained results were analyzed using the analysis of covariance and they showed that spiritual therapy is effective on increasing students’ hope.
KeywordsSpiritualitySpiritual TherapyHopeStudents
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