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Efficacy of a Preventive Counseling Program for Improving Psychological Hardiness and the Positive Use of Social Network Sites among Students at Risk

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a preventive counseling program for improving psychological hardiness (PsyH) and the positive use of social network sites (SNSs). The sample consisted of 30 students from Mu’tah University in Jordan who were randomly assigned into either an experimental group (15) or a control group (15). Two constructed scales - the PsyH scale and the Positive Use of SNSs scale - were administered to both groups pre-test and post-test, and a one-month follow-up measure was also administered to the experimental group. The findings revealed that the preventive counseling program significantly improved the level of PsyH and the positive use of SNSs and seemed to have sustained efficacy.

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  1. School of Educational Science, Department of Counseling and Special Education, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Abdallah Salem Farhan Almahaireh

  2. Faculty of Educational Science, Department of Counseling and Special Education, Mu’tah University, Mu’tah, Jordan

    Anas Saleh Rabi Aldalaeen & Suhib Khaled Ahmad Takhaineh

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Almahaireh, A.S.F., Aldalaeen, A.S.R. & Takhaineh, S.K.A. Efficacy of a Preventive Counseling Program for Improving Psychological Hardiness and the Positive Use of Social Network Sites among Students at Risk. Int J Adv Counselling 40, 173–186 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-018-9319-1

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