KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling (JARAC) In Press 2026 10 01 The Effect of Positive Psychology on Enhancing Subjective Well-Being (Subjective Happiness/Life Satisfaction) in an Orphaned Adolescent Diagnosed with Comorbid Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Case Report The Effect of Positive Psychology on Enhancing Subjective Well-Being (Subjective Happiness/Life Satisfaction) in an Orphaned Adolescent Diagnosed with Comorbid Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Case Report 1 14 EN Journal Article 2026 05 26 <table style="height: 551px; width: 99.2564%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 76.6551%;" width="660"> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The present study aimed to investigate the effect of positive psychology on enhancing subjective well-being (subjective happiness/life satisfaction) in an orphaned adolescent diagnosed with comorbid depression and anxiety disorders.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> The present study was a case report employing a single-subject design with three baseline assessments and a follow-up period. It examined the effects of seven sessions of a manualized positive psychology intervention (one 60-minute session per week) on reducing depression and anxiety and enhancing subjective well-being in a 15-year-old orphaned adolescent boy diagnosed with comorbid depression and anxiety disorders. The Depression-Anxiety Scale (DA-14) and the Subjective Well-Being Scale were used in the present study. The adolescent completed these measures before the intervention, after the seven positive psychology sessions, and one month after completion of the intervention.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> The results indicated that following the initiation of the intervention, the adolescent boy demonstrated a decreasing and improving trend in depression (39.58% reduction) and anxiety (37.25% reduction) scores, as well as an increasing and improving trend in the total subjective well-being score (68%) and its dimensions, including subjective happiness (68.57%) and life satisfaction (67.50%). These improvements were maintained at the one-month follow-up.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Based on the findings, positive psychology may constitute an appropriate and effective intervention for enhancing subjective happiness, life satisfaction, and subjective well-being among orphaned adolescents with comorbid psychological disorders.</p> <p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong> <em>positive psychology, subjective well-being, depression, anxiety, orphaned adolescent.</em></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/jarac/article/download/6112/11673