Effectiveness of the Decision-Making Program in Developing the Psychological Happiness of the Students of the Faculty of Education, Al-Jouf University

Abstract

The study aimed at discovering the nature of the relationship between the ability to make decision and psychological happiness, the preparation of a program for the development of decision-making capacity, and the extent of the impact of the program on the development of decision-making ability and psychological happiness. A program of recreational activities consisting of (25) sessions was developed. It followed the experimental method, and represented the population of the study in the Faculty of Education. The sample of the study consisted of (100) students, to whom the study tools were administered. Then, (12) students, who scored the lowest scores, were selected to whom the program was administered. The researchers developed two data collection tools: a questionnaire to measure the decision-making capacity, consisting of (40) items, and a scale of psychological happiness, consisting of (65) items. In terms of statistical methods, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used and the T-test was used for the two groups. The study showed that there was a significant correlation between the decision-making and psychological happiness. There were significant differences between the two applications in favor of the post-application in the decision-making scale. There were also significant differences between the two applications in favor of the post-application in the psychological happiness scale. This indicates that the program is effective in improving the psychological happiness.

Keywords: Decision-making, Psychological happiness, Guidance program.