Shahid Beheshti University Sports Psychology 2676-3729 13 1 2021 06 22 Effectiveness of Psychological Capital Training on Rumination and Physical Activity in Female Adolescents Effectiveness of Psychological Capital Training on Rumination and Physical Activity in Female Adolescents 228 239 105989 10.48308/mbsp.2021.1059.1192 FA Farzaneh Davari Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-4923-054X Maryam Mansourieh Ms in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahr-e-Quds Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Jaber Azizi Ms in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Khomein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomein, Iran. 0009-0005-0740-0597 Journal Article 2020 07 15 <strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychological capital training on rumination and physical activity in female adolescents.<br /><strong>Method:</strong> The research utilized a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest approach and a control group. The study population consisted of female high school students in Tehran. Thirty eligible volunteers were selected based on a depression cut-off score and randomly assigned to either the psychological capital training group or the control group. Participants completed the Ruminative Response Scale and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile before and after the intervention. Following the implementation of the Psychological Capital training package by Luthans et al. (2015) on the depressed girls, data were analyzed using ANCOVA in SPSS software.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The ANCOVA results showed that psychological capital training significantly increased physical activity in depressed female adolescents but did not have a significant effect on rumination.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Based on the findings, psychological capital training improved health-promoting lifestyle and physical activity.<br />  <strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychological capital training on rumination and physical activity in female adolescents.<br /><strong>Method:</strong> The research utilized a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest approach and a control group. The study population consisted of female high school students in Tehran. Thirty eligible volunteers were selected based on a depression cut-off score and randomly assigned to either the psychological capital training group or the control group. Participants completed the Ruminative Response Scale and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile before and after the intervention. Following the implementation of the Psychological Capital training package by Luthans et al. (2015) on the depressed girls, data were analyzed using ANCOVA in SPSS software.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The ANCOVA results showed that psychological capital training significantly increased physical activity in depressed female adolescents but did not have a significant effect on rumination.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Based on the findings, psychological capital training improved health-promoting lifestyle and physical activity.<br />  https://mbsp.sbu.ac.ir/article_105989_1e01a864cb44d4bd2ce7739a5b3b78d0.pdf