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Ahangar Zadeh Z, Hatami M. (2017). The effectiveness of multifaceted stress management on spiritual well-being in journalists with job stress . Journal of Psychological Science. 16(62), 221-236.
URL: http://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-149-en.html

Journalism has always been considered as a profession associated with a high level of stress that can be accompanied with negative results for both individuals and organizations. Proper management of stress experienced by a person in the work environment is known as a kind of psychological ability which is essential for mental health. In addition, the spiritual well-being can also be affected by this ability. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of multifaceted stress management training on spiritual well-being in journalists with job stress. The study design was quasi-experimental (pretest-posttest design with control group). The sample consisted of 30 volunteer stressful journalists in Fars news agency of Tehran city who randomly were assigned into two groups of experimental (n=15) and control (n=15). The sessions were conducted for 18 weekly sessions of 90 minutes and the subjects responded to Spirituality Index of Well-Being (SIWB).  The data were analyzed using univariate analysis of variance and univariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that Loren's multifaceted stress management training program significantly affects spiritual well-being (p<0.01). There is also a statistically significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in self-efficacy and live map scores (P<0.01). Therefore, the multifaceted stress management training program focusing on increasing the sense of individual control over situations and changing lifestyles, ceraintly about one's abilities, increasing the cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral abilities to achieve different goals,m and reviewing the knowledge and feedback, the ability to mange time and the importance of nutrition, sleep, and exercise with balancing in work can improve the above mentioned characteristics.