نوع مقاله : پژوهش اصیل
نویسندگان
1 مدرس دانشگاه پیام نور واحد بیرم لارستان،لار،فارس
2 استادیار گروه روانشناسی دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز،اهواز،ایران
چکیده
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نویسندگان [English]
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spiritual therapy on mental health of divorced women.
Methods: This study wass experimental with experimental and control groups. Statistical population was the divorced women of Lamerd (Iran) who had been invited to enroll in educational courses in Lamerd Counseling Center and Health House. 30 subjects were randomly selected and divided into two groups, the experimental and the control group. The two groups answered Goldberg and Hieler General Health Questionnaire as pretest. Then, the experimental group received 8 sessions of theatre therapy, but the control group received no intervention. In the next step, the two groups answered the posttest, and data was compared via SPSS.
Findings: The results of the analysis showed that spiritual therapy is effective in improving the mental health of divorced women, reducing somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and depression.
Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that spiritual therapy is a suitable way for improving mental health of divorced women. Considering the increase of divorce and its psychological aftermaths, we recommend for treatment of divorce psychological aftermaths and other mental problems of divorced women.
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