Hadi Esmkhani Akbarinezhad; Ahmad E'temadi; Fariba Nasirnezhad
Volume 4, Issue 15 , January 2015, , Pages 25-42
Abstract
The present study aims at determining the effectiveness of rationalemotive behavioral group therapy in psychological well-being of women. The type study was applied and semi-experimental (pretestposttest with control group). Using convenience sampling method, 24 patients were selected from among the ...
Read More
The present study aims at determining the effectiveness of rationalemotive behavioral group therapy in psychological well-being of women. The type study was applied and semi-experimental (pretestposttest with control group). Using convenience sampling method, 24 patients were selected from among the women who participated in the psychology classes of the ‘health house’ in District 5 of the Municipality of Tabriz based on their low scores in Ryff's Scale of Psychological Well-Being (RSPWB). The selected patients were then randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Next, in the experimental group, intervention rational-emotive behavioral group therapy was conducted for 8 sessions (one 2-hour session per week). The results of the one-way covariance analysis showed that after the application of the independent variable (rational-emotive behavioralgroup therapy), there was a significant difference between the experimental and the control groups. Therefore, it can be concludedthat rational-emotive behavioral group therapy is effective (P <0/000)in the psychological well-being of women.