The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation
Background and aims: Over the last six months, the use of technology and the internet in Iran is significantly increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the effect of online career counseling on students’ psychological capital (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, optimi...
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| author | Nooshin Pordelan Samira Vakili Hamid Heydari Shekoofeh Khamsehzadeh Simin Hosseinian |
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| description | Background and aims: Over the last six months, the use of technology and the internet in Iran is significantly increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the effect of online career counseling on students’ psychological capital (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and hope) during corona isolation. Methods: The research design was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of this study included all students who were members of social media (i.e., WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, and LinkedIn). After the announcement and completion coronavirus anxiety questionnaire, 30 students who had obtained scores higher than the average level were selected and randomly assigned into experimental (15 students) and control (15 students) groups. Results: The findings showed that after the online counseling course, the intervention group outperformed the control group in psychological capital components (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and hope). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, online counseling can be an effective source for career counselors, especially in developing countries. Besides face-to-face counseling, its services can help students increase their psychological capital. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c87e7aa5bb649c7ae33b67a662b2ad02023-04-05T09:16:25ZengShahrekord University of Medical SciencesJournal of Multidisciplinary Care2783-38522022-09-0111312412910.34172/jmdc.2022.20jmdc-20The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolationNooshin Pordelan0Samira Vakili1Hamid Heydari2Shekoofeh Khamsehzadeh3Simin Hosseinian4Department of Education and Counseling, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Education and Counseling, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranBackground and aims: Over the last six months, the use of technology and the internet in Iran is significantly increased due to the coronavirus pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the effect of online career counseling on students’ psychological capital (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and hope) during corona isolation. Methods: The research design was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of this study included all students who were members of social media (i.e., WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, and LinkedIn). After the announcement and completion coronavirus anxiety questionnaire, 30 students who had obtained scores higher than the average level were selected and randomly assigned into experimental (15 students) and control (15 students) groups. Results: The findings showed that after the online counseling course, the intervention group outperformed the control group in psychological capital components (i.e., self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and hope). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, online counseling can be an effective source for career counselors, especially in developing countries. Besides face-to-face counseling, its services can help students increase their psychological capital.https://jmdc.skums.ac.ir/PDF/jmdc-11-124.pdfcovid-19online career counselingpsychological capitalonline interventionself-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Nooshin Pordelan Samira Vakili Hamid Heydari Shekoofeh Khamsehzadeh Simin Hosseinian The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation Journal of Multidisciplinary Care covid-19 online career counseling psychological capital online intervention self-efficacy |
| title | The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation |
| title_full | The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation |
| title_fullStr | The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation |
| title_short | The role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation |
| title_sort | role of online counseling in promoting psychological capital of students in corona isolation |
| topic | covid-19 online career counseling psychological capital online intervention self-efficacy |
| url | https://jmdc.skums.ac.ir/PDF/jmdc-11-124.pdf |
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