Global Journal of Psychology Research: New Trends and Issues Volume 8, Issue 4, (2018) 172–179 www.gjpr.eu Positive psychotherapy training on self-acceptance and positive relationships among female students Bagher Kayedkhordeh*, Islami Azad University of Khomein, Khomein 6518115743, Iran Seyed Saeid Mousavi, Islami Azad University of Khomein, Khomein 6518115743, Iran Mansour Abdi, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, Iran Suggested Citation: Kayedkhordeh. B., Mousavi, S. S. & Abdi, M. (2018). Positive psychotherapy training on self-acceptance and positive relationships among female students. Global Journal of Psychology Research: New Trends and Issues. 8(4), 172–179. Received from January 25, 2018; revised from July 26, 2018; accepted from November 2, 2018; Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Tulay Bozkurt, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey. © 2018 SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. All rights reserved. Abstract Positive interventions, which focus on the positive aspects and strengths of people, are relatively new types of interventions in psychology. The purpose of this research is to make a positive impression of psychotherapy on psychological welfare of students of Payame Noor University in Dezful. Therefore, about 28 students were selected and assigned in control and experimental groups by random replacement. Instrument riffs and hypotheses were studied by covariance analysis study extraversion. The research hypothesises have been studied by using covariance analysis. The results showed that positive psychotherapy training on self-acceptance and positive relations with other students is meaningfully effective. Keywords: Positive psychotherapy, self-acceptance, positive relations. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Bagher Kayedkhordeh, Islami Azad University of Khomein, Khomein 6518115743, Iran. E-mail address: info@riau.ac.ir / Tel.: 086-341324513-9