Effect of training Strategies For gratitude increase on the expansion of Positive Affectivity, Happiness and Optimism.

Effect of training Strategies For gratitude increase (based on the Emmons, Seligman and Verbal-Action pattern) on the expansion of Positive Affectivity, Happiness and Optimism.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201010114916N1

Enrollment

Registered

2010-12-29

Start date

2009-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

low positive affect. -

Interventions

Intervention 1: Training Strategy for gratitude increase based on Emmons. Intervention 2: Training Strategy for Seligman gratitude increase based on Dickerhoof, R. M. (2007) that letter are not sent t

Behavior

Training Strategy for gratitude increase based on Emmons

Training Strategy for Seligman gratitude increase based on Dickerhoof, R. M. (2007) that letter are not sent to benefactor.

Training Strategy for gratitude increase based on verbal-action to benefactor, developed by the researcher of current trial

Emmons neutral events strategy that subjects counting neutral events during the intervention. This group is the same as Emmons gratitude strategy without any gratitude order.

Seligman neutral strategy based on training Strategy to Seligman gratitude increase. Dickerhoof (2007) Letter content is not related to gratitude

Neutral verbal-action strategy is the same as verbal-action gratitude strategies, without gratitude orders.

Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: low positive affect of average (X=5/47, S= 87/35) in university students who agreed to participate in this research and signed a consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Positive affect. Timepoint: 15 days. Method of measurement: PANAS questionaire: pasitive and negative scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Optimism. Timepoint: 15 days. Method of measurement: Lot questionnaire.;Happiness. Timepoint: 15 days. Method of measurement: Oxford questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZeynab Lashani

Shahed university

lashani@shahed.ac.ir; zeynablashani@gmail.com+98 21 5595 1581

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026