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Rafiei A, Bahramipour M. The Effectiveness of the Intervention Based on Character Strengths on Gratitude, Spirituality, Hope, and Aesthetic Beliefs of 13-15-Year-Old Teenagers: A Quasi-Experimental Study. JRUMS 2025; 24 (6) :509-524
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Background and Objectives: The transition from childhood to adolescence is influenced by important changes in emotional and cognitive levels. This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of the intervention based on character strengths on appreciation, spirituality, hope, and aesthetic beliefs of 13-15-year-old teenagers.
Materials and Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups and pretest-posttest and a follow-up period of 45 days. The statistical population consisted of all adolescents aged 13-15 years old in Isfahan City during the 2023–2024 academic year; out of which, 40 teenagers were selected by multi-stage random sampling and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (with 20 people in each group). To collect data, the Appreciation Questionnaire (McCullough et al., 2002), Parsian Spirituality Questionnaire (2009), Hope in Teenagers Questionnaire (Ginevra et al., 2017), and Aesthetic Beliefs Questionnaire (Ahmadi, 2016) were used. The experimental group received the adolescents’ character strengths intervention developed by Jabari and Shahidi (2022) during 10 sessions of 60 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention. Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of appreciation, spirituality, hope, and aesthetic beliefs in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages (p<0.001) and the interaction between time and group membership was also significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The general findings showed that the intervention based on character strengths has improved gratitude, spirituality, hope, and aesthetic beliefs in adolescents aged 13-15. Therefore, it is recommended that the character strengths package be used by the consultants as a suitable strategy to recognize the capabilities.
Keywords: Intervention based on character strengths, Appreciation, Spirituality, Hope, Aesthetic beliefs
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: The Ethics Committee of Khorasgan Islamic Azad University (Isfahan) approved the study (IR.IAU.KHUISF.REC.1403.257).
Authors’ contributions:
- Conceptualization: Azam Rafiei
- Methodology: Azam Rafiei
- Data collection: Azam Rafiei
- Formal analysis: Azam Rafiei
- Supervision: Mansoureh Bahramipour
- Project administration: Azam Rafiei
- Writing - original draft: Azam Rafiei
- Writing - review & rditing: Azam Rafiei, Mansoureh Bahramipour
Materials and Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups and pretest-posttest and a follow-up period of 45 days. The statistical population consisted of all adolescents aged 13-15 years old in Isfahan City during the 2023–2024 academic year; out of which, 40 teenagers were selected by multi-stage random sampling and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (with 20 people in each group). To collect data, the Appreciation Questionnaire (McCullough et al., 2002), Parsian Spirituality Questionnaire (2009), Hope in Teenagers Questionnaire (Ginevra et al., 2017), and Aesthetic Beliefs Questionnaire (Ahmadi, 2016) were used. The experimental group received the adolescents’ character strengths intervention developed by Jabari and Shahidi (2022) during 10 sessions of 60 minutes, and the control group did not receive any intervention. Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of appreciation, spirituality, hope, and aesthetic beliefs in the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages (p<0.001) and the interaction between time and group membership was also significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The general findings showed that the intervention based on character strengths has improved gratitude, spirituality, hope, and aesthetic beliefs in adolescents aged 13-15. Therefore, it is recommended that the character strengths package be used by the consultants as a suitable strategy to recognize the capabilities.
Keywords: Intervention based on character strengths, Appreciation, Spirituality, Hope, Aesthetic beliefs
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: The Ethics Committee of Khorasgan Islamic Azad University (Isfahan) approved the study (IR.IAU.KHUISF.REC.1403.257).
Authors’ contributions:
- Conceptualization: Azam Rafiei
- Methodology: Azam Rafiei
- Data collection: Azam Rafiei
- Formal analysis: Azam Rafiei
- Supervision: Mansoureh Bahramipour
- Project administration: Azam Rafiei
- Writing - original draft: Azam Rafiei
- Writing - review & rditing: Azam Rafiei, Mansoureh Bahramipour
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Citation: Rafiei A, Bahramipour M. The Effectiveness of the Intervention Based on Character Strengths on Gratitude, Spirituality, Hope, and Aesthetic Beliefs of 13-15-Year-Old Teenagers: A Quasi-Experimental Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2025; 24 (6): 509-24. [Farsi]
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Keywords: Intervention based on character strengths, Appreciation, Spirituality, Hope, Aesthetic beliefs
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2024/09/2 | Accepted: 2025/07/24 | Published: 2025/09/19
Received: 2024/09/2 | Accepted: 2025/07/24 | Published: 2025/09/19
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