Lambert L, Joshanloo M, Marquez J M, Cody B, Arora T, Warren M, Aguilar L, Samways M, Teasel S
Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Psychology, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea.
Int J Appl Posit Psychol. 2022;7(3):271-300. doi: 10.1007/s41042-022-00066-2. Epub 2022 May 17.
Positive psychology interventions hold great promise as schools around the world look to increase the wellbeing of young people. To reach this aim, a program was developed to generate positive emotions, as well as improve life satisfaction, mental toughness and perceptions of school kindness in 538 expatriate students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Starting in September 2019, the program included a range of positive psychology interventions such as gratitude, acts of kindness and mental contrasting as examples. Life satisfaction and mental toughness at mid-year were sustained or grew by the end of the year. Positive affect, emotional wellbeing and social wellbeing increased at post-intervention 1, compared to baseline. However, this improvement reverted to baseline levels at post-intervention 2, when data were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only psychological wellbeing, negative affect, perceptions of control, and school kindness were increased at post-intervention 2. During the lockdown, students moved less, but slept and scrolled more. Those who extended their sleep duration reported greater wellbeing. Boosting wellbeing through the use of positive psychology interventions works - even in a pandemic - and extended sleep duration appears to be a driving factor for this observation.
随着世界各地的学校都希望提高年轻人的幸福感，积极心理学干预措施前景广阔。为了实现这一目标，针对阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜的538名外籍学生制定了一项计划，以产生积极情绪，提高生活满意度、心理韧性和对校园友善的认知。该计划从2019年9月开始实施，包括一系列积极心理学干预措施，例如感恩、友善行为和心理对比等。年中时的生活满意度和心理韧性在年底时得以维持或提高。与基线相比，干预后1时积极情绪、情绪幸福感和社交幸福感有所增加。然而，在干预后2时（即COVID-19大流行期间收集数据时），这种改善又恢复到了基线水平。只有心理幸福感、消极情绪、控制感和校园友善感在干预后2时有所增加。在封锁期间，学生活动减少，但睡觉和浏览手机的时间增多。那些延长睡眠时间的学生报告称幸福感更强。通过使用积极心理学干预措施来提升幸福感是有效的——即使在大流行期间也是如此——而延长睡眠时间似乎是这一观察结果的一个驱动因素。
