The Effectiveness of Spiritual Training on Improving Hardiness and Psychological well-Being

Due to the prevalence of negative psychological problems, some reports consider that the spiritual treatment methods have priority over conventional treatments. Accordingly the purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of spiritual training on improving hardiness and psychological well-being of the female employees of government offices in Khorram Abad. The method used in this paper is semi-experimental, and a pre-test and post-test were given to the control group, as well. The sample includes 34 employees from Khorram Abad (17people chosen for the experimental group and 17 people chosen for the control group). A course of eight ninety-minute sessions on spiritual training-with one session per week- has been conducted. Using multivariate covariance the data have been analyzed. Data analysis show that there is a significant difference between the mean grades of the post-test of experimental group and those of the control group (P