The Effectiveness of Teaching Moral Intelligence on the Social Development and Psychological Health of Students
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 13 No. 38 (1402),
28 May 2023
,
Page 1-11
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v13i38.42972
Abstract
Background and Aim: The future of every society depends on the social growth and health of its students, and a society will remain stable that is successful in preserving, maintaining and educating its children, so the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of moral intelligence education on the social growth and psychological health of students.
Methods: The current research was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The research population included the entire sixth grade female students of one district of Karaj in the academic year of 2022-23, 30 people were selected by available sampling method from among the eligible students in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group) were placed. The data collection tools were social development questionnaire Whitman (1990) and psychological health scale World Health Organization (2000). The experimental group received training on the components of moral intelligence in eight sessions of 60 minutes once a week, but the control group did not receive any intervention. To analyze the data, mean and standard deviation and multivariate covariance analysis method were used with the help of SPSS 24 software.
Ethical Considerations: In this research, the authenticity of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness were respected and the participants answered the questionnaires knowing the objectives of the research.
Results: The results showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference between the average social growth and post-test psychological health of the experimental group and the control group (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Moral intelligence training is effective in increasing the social growth and psychological health of students and can be used by school psychologists and counselors.
- Moral Intelligence
- Social Development
- Psychological Health
- Students
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