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Home > Vol 6, No 1 (2017) > Dimitropoulou

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A Positive Psychological Intervention to Promote Well-Being in a Multicultural School Setting in Greece

Christina Dimitropouloua, Sophie Leontopoulou*b

[a] Psychologist, psychodrama psychotherapist. [b] University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.

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The present study seeks to examine the effectiveness of a Positive Psychology Intervention in enhancing well-being in a multicultural school setting. 121 5th and 6th grade primary school male and female students participated in the study. 57.9% were native Greeks and 42.1% were migrant children. 81 students were allocated to the positive intervention group, while 40 students partook in a control group with no positive orientation. Students were asked to complete a questionnaire battery a day prior to the interventions and also fifteen days later. Results indicated that only the positive intervention was effective in enhancing positive emotional experiences, optimism and self-efficacy in peer interactions two weeks after its implementation. The results were mostly undifferentiated for gender, migrant and socioeconomic status as far as positive emotions are concerned, while the patterns of influence of demographic variables on the efficacy of the intervention concerning the participants’ benefits in optimism and self-efficacy are discussed. The PPI group, as opposed to the control group, evaluated the intervention as particularly helpful with respect to all well-being variables, an effect maintained two weeks after the intervention. This positive intervention appears appropriate as a universal mental health promotion vehicle, especially within a demanding multicultural classroom context.

Keywords: Positive Psychological Intervention, multicultural classroom, well-being, positive emotions, optimism, self-efficacy