. Maryam Bahlgerdi; . Mohammadreza Miri; . Gholamreza Sharifzadeh; . Ensiyeh Norozi; . Tayebeh Hosseini
Volume 11, Issue 3 , March 2021, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Social vitality is one of the most important social indicators to develop a senseof public satisfaction. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of educational ...
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BACKGROUND: Social vitality is one of the most important social indicators to develop a senseof public satisfaction. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of educational interventionbased on theory of planned behavior (TPB) and self‑regulatory strategies on the social vitality ofwomen employee.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this randomized controlled field trial study, 66 women employeesof Birjand University of Medical Sciences (Iran) were selected including intervention (n = 31)and control (n = 35). Data were collected by standard Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and aresearcher‑made questionnaire based on TPB which its the validity and reliability were confirmed.The educational intervention consisted of 5 sessions based on the constructs of the TPB andself‑regulatory strategies which were to the interventional group. Data analysis was performed usingthe Chi‑square, Fisher’s exact test, independent t‑test, repeated measures ANOVA, and Bonferronipost hoc test at a significance level of <0.05.RESULTS: The mean age of women in the intervention and control group was 37.1 ± 9.3 and36.2 ± 7.6 years (P = 0.67). Model constructs and happiness scores were homogeneous (P > 0.05)before the intervention, in two group of study, but after attitude (P = 0.016), subjective norm (P = 0.029),perceived behavior control (P = 0.01), intention (P = 0.006), and happiness score (P < 0.001) hada significant increase in the intervention group. In the control group, only a significant differenceoccurred over time in the happiness rate (P = 0.031).CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study showed the effectiveness of educational interventionon the social vitality of women employees. Therefore, TPB is recommended to use in interventionsto promote social vitality.
