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J Educ Community Health. 2025;12(2): 110-121.
doi: 10.34172/jech.4732
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Mental Health

Original Article

Can a Positive Activity Intervention Based on a Mobile Application Improve Well-Being?

Majid Barati 1 ORCID logo, Hanieh Jormand 2* ORCID logo, Babak Moeini 1, Saeid Bashirian 1 ORCID logo, Amir Keshavarzi 3, Salman Khazaei 4 ORCID logo, Negin Ahmadvand 5

1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2 Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
3 Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
4 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public and Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
5 Students Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Hanieh Jormand, Email: jormand69h@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Positive psychology emphasizes the importance of mental well-being. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a mobile application-based positive psychology intervention (PPI) in improving the well-being of university students in Hamadan, Iran.

Methods: Using a multistage, cluster-randomized approach, this experimental study was conducted on 251 students from two universities in Hamadan, west of Iran, in 2021. The intervention consisted of fourteen educational courses delivered via a mobile app. Flourishing, depressive symptoms, and fear of COVID-19 were measured three months post-intervention. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS-23 with chi-squared tests, independent samples t-tests, and IBM AMOS-26 software (P<0.05).

Results: At the initial assessment, there were no notable discrepancies between the educational and comparison groups in flourishing, positive affect, hope, need satisfaction, and person-activity fit. However, three months after the intervention, the academic group demonstrated significant improvements in the aforementioned variables, except for depressive symptoms and fear of COVID-19, which decreased significantly. Thus, 34% of the variance of flourishing, a 0.05% decrease in depression, and 28% fear of COVID-19 can be explained based on the PPI. In other words, PPI had more effects on flourishing, fear of COVID-19, and depressive symptoms, respectively.

Conclusion: The mobile app-based PPI could noticeably improve well-being indicators in the experimental group. Given the importance of enhancing happiness and well-being while reducing depression among the students, these findings underscore the need for serious actions, updated educational plans focused on well-being, and strategies to decrease health anxiety.



Please cite this article as follows: Barati M, Jormand H, Moeini B, Bashirian S, Keshavarzi A, Khazaei S, et al. Can a positive activity intervention based on a mobile application improve well-being?. J Educ Community Health. 2025; 12(2):110-121. doi:10.34172/jech.4732
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