Measure of positive thinking

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the measure of positive thinking From this research, the hypothesis emerges (there are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) between the scores of the pre and post tests of the experimental group on the scale of positive thinking). Our researcher built a scale and an educational program according to Seligman's theory (1998), and the scale consisted of (37) items, The researcher verified the apparent validity of the scale, and calculated its stability by two methods of re-testing, and the reliability coefficient was (0,882), And the alpha coefficient, and the stability coefficient was (0,829), The researcher applied the scale to 270 boys and girls in kindergartens in Babil Governorate, The sample was selected using the stratified random method, and the data were processed by statistical methods appropriate to the nature of the research, The objectives of the current research, including (Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Chi-square), The researcher found that there are statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) between the ranks of the pre and post test of the experimental group on the positive thinking scale.

In light of the results reached in the current research, the researcher made a number of recommendations and proposals.