Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

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¹ Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

² M.Sc. in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

³ Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

⁴ Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22035/isih.2021.4204.4257

Abstract

Well-being is one of the structures that is seriously considered in positive psychology and sensitive to the environmental aesthetic whose apprehension could affect people's health and well-being. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between aesthetic intelligence and psychological well-being by mediating aesthetic sensitivity. The research method applied is correlational using a structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all students in Bu-Ali Sina University in the academic year of 2018-2019, and based on the suggested size for structural equation modeling, 384 students were selected through cluster sampling. The instruments used in this study were Ryff Well-being Scale (2002), Rashid et. al (2017) Aesthetic Intelligence Scale and Abdolmaleki (2013) Aesthetic Sensitivity Scale. The results of structural equations showed that aesthetic intelligence and aesthetic sensitivity had a significant direct effect on psychological well-being. Aesthetic intelligence also had a direct significant effect on aesthetic sensitivity. The results of indirect relationships showed that aesthetic intelligence by mediating aesthetic sensitivity had a significant effect on psychological well-being. Based on the results, it can be concluded that sensitivity to beauties of the environment and their apprehension has a positive effect on people's psychological well-being. Therefore, by developing programs to educate and strengthen aesthetics in individuals, well-being can be expected to increase.

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Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

Volume 13, Issue 4 - Serial Number 52
July 2021
Pages 117-133

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