Payame Noor University QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 2322-1283 8 30 2019 08 23 The Effectiveness of Training Based on Positive-Psychology on Quality of life and Happiness of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes The Effectiveness of Training Based on Positive-Psychology on Quality of life and Happiness of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 97 116 6039 10.30473/hpj.2019.40538.4025 FA Mahsa Assarzadegan MSc in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran Zohreh Raeisi Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran Journal Article 2018 08 22 <strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training based on positive- psychology on Quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. <strong>Method: </strong>This Quasi-Experimental study was a pretest- posttest and follow-upwith control group. The statistical population of the study included patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to Hazrat Ali Health center (Isfahan, 2017) Of these, 30 members of the   diabetic patients were selected by convenient sampling ,and  were then randomly assigned into  two 15-member group (experimental and control groups). The experimental group received a positive psychological approach for 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and The control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention and in the follow up using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996) and Oxford Happiness (1989). <strong>Results: </strong>Analysis of deta by variance with repeated measurements Showed that positive-psychological education had significant influence on the quality of life and   happiness in patients with type 2 diabetes and There is a significant difference between the experimental and control (P <0.001). <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Positive psychological education effectively improves the quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that this treatment approach be used to help improve the quality of life and happiness of these patients. <strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training based on positive- psychology on Quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. <strong>Method: </strong>This Quasi-Experimental study was a pretest- posttest and follow-upwith control group. The statistical population of the study included patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to Hazrat Ali Health center (Isfahan, 2017) Of these, 30 members of the   diabetic patients were selected by convenient sampling ,and  were then randomly assigned into  two 15-member group (experimental and control groups). The experimental group received a positive psychological approach for 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and The control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention and in the follow up using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996) and Oxford Happiness (1989). <strong>Results: </strong>Analysis of deta by variance with repeated measurements Showed that positive-psychological education had significant influence on the quality of life and   happiness in patients with type 2 diabetes and There is a significant difference between the experimental and control (P <0.001). <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Positive psychological education effectively improves the quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that this treatment approach be used to help improve the quality of life and happiness of these patients. https://hpj.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_6039_50a81ced8e18ef1cf34fedda7d280d2f.pdf