The effectiveness of existential psychotherapy on attitude to life and self‑flourishing of educated women homemakers
نویسندگان
1 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences
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3 Department of Midwifery, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences
4 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, and Education Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
5 Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur Branch, Neyshabur, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Women make up half of the world’s population and play a critical role in the healthand well‑being of the family and society. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectivenessof existential psychotherapy on attitude to life and self‑flourishing of educated women homemakers.METHODS: A quasiexperimental study with the pretest–posttest design is used in this work. Theresearch population included 68 homemakers with university education who live in Neyshabur, Iran.Sampling method was available. The women were randomly assigned into two groups: interventionand control groups. The women in the intervention group participated in 10 sessions of existentialtherapy group. The data collection tool was a questionnaire of Life Regard Index (LRI) and HumanFlourishing Questionnaire (HFQ). The data were analyzed by the SPSS software version 21 usingChi‑square, independent t‑test, and paired t‑test while P < 0.05 considered as a significant level.RESULTS: Scores of attitude to life and self‑flourishing in educated homemakers before interventionwere not significantly different in the two groups. Independent t‑test showed that self‑flourishingwas significantly increased in the intervention group (90.88 ± 15.27) compared to the controlgroup (79.64 ± 15.87) (P = 0.004). The attitude to life was significantly increased in the interventiongroup (35.79 ± 14.21) compared to the control group (27.50 ± 8.77) (P = 0.005).CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study emphasize that existential group therapy is effectivein attitude to life, and self‑flourishing of educated homemakers. This therapy can also be used toenhance individual and social abilities the importance and impact of existential psychotherapy onenhancing capabilities such as a positive attitude to life and self‑flourishing.
