Effectiveness of positive thinking training on resilience and life satisfaction in divorced women heading households supported by Welfare Organization in district 5 of Tehran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 MA. student in general psychology, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

2 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of positive thinking training on life satisfaction and resilience in divorced women who are supported by Welfare Organization.
 
Materials and Methods: In this clinical study, the statistical population is comprised of all of the divorced women who were the heads of households and supported by Welfare Organization. Then 30 of these women were randomly selected and divided into two groups of experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in 10 two-hour sessions of positive thinking skill training twice a week. A 25-item Connor-Davidson (CD-RIS) Resilience Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale and a 5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) designed by Rakhir and Samani (2004) have been used as research instruments.
 
Results: Using a univariate analysis of covariance, the results indicated that positive thinking training has a significantly positive effect on the resilience of women as heads of households, but it does not have any significant effect on their life satisfaction (P>0.05).
 
Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that positive thinking training has a significant effect on resilience, but it did not impact on life satisfaction significantly but the method used in the present study can be considered as a proper method for psychological, therapeutic and consulting interventions.

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 19, special issue
May and June 2017
Pages 337-343

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