Document Type : Research Paper
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1 professor, Dept. of Psychology, Bu-Ali Sina University of, Hamedan, Iran
2 Master of Educational Psychology, Bu-Ali Sina University of, Hamedan, Iran
3 Associate professor, Dept. of Psychology, Bu-Ali Sina University of, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract
Promoting Psychological well-being are important tasks for directors and educational system professionals. Psychological well-being has always attracted psychologists' attention, in scientific environments. The purpose of this present study was the explaining of Psychological Well-being based on Mindfulness, Need for Cognition and Psychological Capital in the students. Research method was descriptive-correlational. Statistical population consisted of all students in Bu-Ali Sina University in the academic year of 2016-2017. Students 375 were selected by multiple cluster sampling method using Krejcie and Morgan table. The instruments for data gathering included, Mindful attention awareness scale (Brown & Ryan), Need for Cognition scale (Cacioppo, Petty & Kao), Ryff Psychological Well-being scale and Luthans Psychological Capital questionnaires. The data was analyzed with Pearson correlation and multivariate regression using. Results showed that Psychological Well-being had a significant positive correlation with Psychological Capital(R=0.730؛ P<0.001), Need for Cognition(R=0.505؛ P<0.001) and Mindfulness(R=0.382؛ P<0.001). Meanwhile Mindfulness, Psychological Capital and Need for Cognition predict 56% of Psychological Well-being variance. Given that Mindfulness, Need for Cognition and Psychological Capital variables were significant predictors of Psychological Well-being in students, creating and fortifying such capacities can promot Psychological Well-being of students.
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