Can a PERMA Model-based Positive Psychological Intervention Affect the SIA and SWB of Vocational College Students Majoring in Nursing in China?

Overview

Journal Front Psychol

Date 2024 Feb 29

PMID 38420168

Authors

Jie Yang

Yingchun Tan

Chunlin Yao

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Abstract

Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the effects of a PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention on vocational college students' social interaction anxiety and subjective well-being.

Methods: This is an experimental study in which data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. A total of 261 students from four classes at Caofeidian College of Technology without differences in the levels of social interaction anxiety and subjective well-being were selected as the control group and intervention group randomly. Students in the control group received a traditional psychological intervention, while students in the invention group received a PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention. Thereafter, the research team collected data regarding students' social interaction anxiety and subjective well-being.

Results: Based on the result obtained, the mean score for social interaction anxiety in the invention group was significantly lower than those in the control group (42.95 vs. 53.07, < 0.001) and the mean score for subjective well-being was significantly higher than those in the control group (92.58 vs. 87.26, < 0.001).

Conclusion: A PERMA model-based positive psychological intervention can effectively relieve the social interaction anxiety of nursing students in vocational colleges, and improve their subjective well-being levels.

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