Creative Interpersonal Problem Solving Training Program and General Health of Gifted Students in University of Tehran

Background and Aim : The purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of creative interpersonal training on mental health of the gifted university studentsMethods : The design of the study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. The students’ giftedness was screened by their professors’ candidacy and Tehran Stanford-Binet test of intelligence (Afrooz & Hooman, 1996) and were randomly assigned as experimental and control groups The experiment group participated in the interpersonal creative problem solving program, and the control group did not receive any treatment. GHQ (General Health Questionnaire, Goldberg, 1979) was used to evaluate psychological health of the participants. The obtained data were analyzed using Analysis of the Covariance.Results : The findings showed significant differences (p<0/01) between the experimental and the control group in general health. The effect size was 0.436 for psychology health.Conclusion : At the end, applying creative interpersonal problem solving program for improving general health in gifted students was discussed. Further discussions as well as suggestions for future research are presented.

Keywords:

Interpersonal creative problem solving training , general health , gifted university students