The Effectiveness of Fordyce Happiness Program on Nursing Students Emotional Intelligence

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Fordyce happiness on emotional intelligence in nursing students of Estahban. Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all nursing students of Estahban medical sciences. Among them, 30 persons were selected using the available sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental group (15) and the control group (15) They were Participants in the experimental group received 12 Fordyce Happiness Training Programs. An emotional intelligence questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed by analytic-covariance statistical method. Results: The findings showed that students in the experimental group had significantly more emotional intelligence than the control group students in the post-test, and the research hypothesis was based on the effectiveness of Fordyce happiness training on the emotional intelligence of the students (P<0.01). Conclusion: The study showed that there is a significant difference between the moderated averages of the experimental and control groups in the post-test regarding emotional intelligence. Therefore, it can be concluded that Fordyce Happiness Education is effective in increasing students' emotional intelligence.