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Background: in recent years the number of researches in the field of positive psychology has increased. Therefore studying psychometric properties of the most widely used tools in this field like happiness is of a great importance. Objective: the present study aimed at exploring the psychometric properties of Persian version of the oxford happiness questionnaire among college students. Results: the results of the confirmative factor analysis indicated that the factorial structure of the questionnaire was one dimensional. Moreover the coefficient of convergence and divergence validity for questionnaire was high and acceptable.

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