The effectiveness of a training program based on holistic thinking in improving life satisfaction among a sample of Mu'tah University students

Ahmad  Al-Tarawneh

doi:10.35516/hum.v49i2.1779

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Ahmad Al-Tarawneh Mut'ah University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v49i2.1779

Keywords:

Holistic thinking, life satisfaction, university student

Abstract

The study aims to identify the effectiveness of a training program based on holistic thinking in improving life satisfaction among a sample of Mu'tah University students. (60) male and female students were selected by the available method, and they were divided into two groups of (30) students in the experimental group, and (30) male and female students in the control group, and the measure of satisfaction with life was developed and consisted of (25) items distributed in four dimensions, and a training program based on holistic thinking was developed, and it consisted of (14) training sessions, each session lasted one hour, and it became clear from the results of the study and the existence of an effect of the training program in improving life satisfaction among the members of the experimental group, and the study concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the conduct of other studies showing the effect of holistic thinking in improving life satisfaction in other samples.

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