The effectiveness of life rebuilding program training on the life quality of divorced women

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Divorce is among the influential factors on the people’s mental and physical health. By the way, women are more vulnerable than men and their life quality is affected to a greater extent after divorce. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Life rebuilding program training on the life quality of divorced women in the city of Isfahan.
Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this clinical trial included all the divorced women who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan in 2019, 30 of whom were selected through convenient sampling method and accommodated into two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. Nejat et al.'s (2006) quality of life questionnaire was used in order to assess the quality of life. The intervention consisted of eight ninety-minute sessions of life rebuilding program training for the experimental group; however, the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were analyzed through repeated measurement ANOVA via SPSS24 software.
Results: The findings showed that life rebuilding program training had significant effect on the life quality and its components (psychological health and concept of life quality) in the posttest and follow-up stages (p <0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results, life rebuilding program training can lead to the improved overall life quality, psychological health, understanding the concept of life quality, and ultimately promoting mental health and preventing post-divorce trauma in the divorced women.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 22, Issue 3
May and June 2020
Pages 169-177

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