The aim of the present research was to compare resilience, self-efficacy, hope and optimism between substance-dependent individuals and normal subjects. In this research, a sample of 160 individuals (80 substance-dependent subjects reffering to addiction treatment centers in Shahrood and 80 normal subjects) were selected using convenient sampling according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. P...

Gratitude is one of the new factors in positive psychology. The purpose of this study is examination of correlation of these variables for Iranian subjects. The main question is relation of gratitude with positive and negative affect, happiness and optimism. Participants were clustering assigned 128 students (118 women & 10 men) of 3 universities from Iran. The GQ-6, PANAS, LOT, And Axford Happ...

  Background: WHO says the General health is well being of physical, social and mental health, rather than just the absence of sickness or disability. The optimism is impact on mental, social and physical health. The aim of this study is determine relation between Optimism and general health in university students in Yazd ,Iran .   Method: This was a descriptive and Correlation study that was d...