Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Farokhro Jalili

Assistant Professor, Psychology Education and Counseling Department, Farhangian University, PO Box 889-14665, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of compiling a self-determination training package and determining its effectiveness on psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety and stress) and psychological coherence of students. The method was a combination of exploratory designs, which in the qualitative part of the research was of thematic analysis type and in the quantitative part of the semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test-follow-up plan (three months) with a control group. The qualitative section included scientific texts related to the theory of self-determination and the theoretical sampling method, and after coding the themes, the desired package was compiled and its validity was confirmed. In the quantitative part, the research community consisted of students studying at Farhangian University of Birjand, including Imam Sajjad and Shahid Bahonar campuses in the academic year of 2022-2023. Lavibond and Lavibond psychological symptoms scale(1995) and psychological coherence questionnaire Flensborg-Madsen et al.(2006) were research tools. NVIVO-10 and SPSS-26 software were used to analyze data. The results showed that self-determination training has an effect on reducing depression(F=83.92), anxiety(F=149.81) and stress(F=72.24) and increasing psychological cohesion(F=223.50) in students. This effectiveness continued in the follow-up period. According to the results, it is necessary to use self-determination training to improve students' mental health

Keywords

• Self-determination training
• psychological symptoms
• psychological cohesion
• Students