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The Effectiveness of Motivational counseling in improving Psychological vitality of Teachers in Dhofar Region Schools - Sultanate of Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

N. Abdelrasheed  and
M. Khalaf
N. Abdelrasheed*
Affiliation:
Dhofar University, Education, Salalah, Oman Minia University, Mental Hygiene, Minia, Egypt
M. Khalaf
Affiliation:
Minia University, Educational Psychology, Minia, Egypt Sultan Qaboos University, Psychology, Muscat, Oman
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Psychological vitality has a significant relationship with self-realization, mental health, positive emotions and self-motivation, life satisfaction, and optimism. Additionally, it reduces the possibility of exposure to anxiety, depression and stress. In the same line, work pressures drive teachers to suffer from some negative emotions such as anger and lack of motivation, which in turn influence their vitality, social relations with colleagues.

Objectives

The present study designed a motivational counseling-based program to improve psychological vitality among teachers in Dhofar region schools

Methods

Participants were 60 teachers obtained the lowest degrees on the psychological vitality questionnaire. They were divided randomly into two groups: experimental and control. Qusai-experimental method with two groups design was adopted. The given program consists of 18 counseling sessions at the rate of 3 sessions per week ranging from 60 to 75 minutes.

Results

indicated that statistically significant differences at 0.01 level were found between mean scores of both groups groups on the posttest of psychological vitality favoring the experimental group. Also, statistically significant differences at 0.01 level were detected between the pre-test and post-test (experimental group) mean scores favoring the post-test. Taken together those findings confirm the effectiveness of the counseling program in improving psychological vitality Posttest and follow up test did not significantly differ which prove the continuity of program effectiveness.

Conclusions

To conclude, motivational counseling plays an important role in enhancing psychological vitality of teachers. Further research might use the program in alleviating other psychological disorders.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Counseling programmotivational counselingpsychological vitalitySchool teachers
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S696
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