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The Effects of Happiness Enhancement Program based on Character Strengths and Lectio Divina for Christian University Students

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2016, 24(1), pp.133-163
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2016.24.1.133
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : April 14, 2016
  • Accepted : May 13, 2016

Oh, Yoon Sun 1

1한국성서대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is verify the effects of happiness enhancement program based on character strengths and lectio divina for Christian university students. The subjects of this study were 24 Christian university students who were 12 in an experimental group and 12 in a control group. The experimental group participated in this program for 12 weeks, once a week and 100 minutes at a time, and the control group did not participate in this program at all. In order to verify this study, the frequency, average, correlation analysis and hypothesis, t-test, F-test and repeated measure ANOVA were applied. The statistical significant level was .05. This study confirmed the results as follows. First, as a result of homogeneity test between the experimental group and the control group MMF(Leven's F=2.812, p>.05), PWBS(Leven's F=1.823, p>.05) did not show significant difference statistically in scores. Second, there were significant differences in all dependent measures for the post test between the experimental group and the control group (MMF p<.05, PWBS p<.01), these difference between group lasted to the retention test which was conducted 3 weeks later after the program application. It confirms that happiness enhancement program based on character strengths and lectio divina is an effective way to enhance Christian university students' happiness, and effect is remained steadily even after completing the program.

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