Volume 22, Issue 86 (5-2023)
QJCR 2023, 22(86): 116-141 |
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(Corresponding Author), Ph.D General Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Science, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran. t.sharifi@iaushk.ac.ir
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Aim: Due to the lack of proper training, female-headed households are suddenly faced with a lot of responsibilities without prior training, as a result of which they suffer stressful conditions and psychological pressure, and finally, the self-efficacy of these females is affected. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on female-headed households' self-efficacy. Methods: The design of this research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and three-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of research included female-headed households in Shahrekord in the year 2022. In this research, 60 women whose self-efficacy questionnaire score were between 17 and 34 were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups and one control group (20 persons in each group). Then, the experimental groups were treated with eight 120-minute mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy. The data were collected from the GSE-17 self-efficacy questionnaire, and finally, were analyzed through repeated measure analysis of variance. Findings: The findings showed that in the two stages of post-test and follow-up, the average score of self-efficacy in the two experimental groups was significantly different from the control group. Also, the results of the findings indicated the greater effectiveness of positive cognitive-behavioral therapy. Conclusion: Based on the results of this research, it is suggested to use positive cognitive-behavioral therapy along with other treatment methods to increase the self-efficacy of female-headed households.
Keywords: Compassion therapy, mindfulness, positive cognitive-behavioral therapy, self-Efficacy, female-headed households
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Rehabilitation counseling
Received: 2023/04/29 | Accepted: 2023/08/1 | Published: 2023/09/26
Received: 2023/04/29 | Accepted: 2023/08/1 | Published: 2023/09/26
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