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Assistant Professor of General Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
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Introduction: Empowering women with addicted husbands plays an important role in improving their mental health. Therefore, this study aimed to the effectiveness of the psychological empowerment package on the psychological well-being and family resilience of women with addicted spouses.
Methods: The study utilized a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the present study included all women with methamphetamine-addicted husbands in Tehran in 2022, whose husbands had been referred to addiction treatment centers. Thirty sample members were selected by purposive sampling method and with simple random sampling assigned to the experimental group (15 people) and control group (15 people). To collect data, the short version of Riff's psychological well-being scale and Sixby's family resilience scale were used. The members of the experimental group participated in 12 sessions (90 minutes per session). Data analysis with SPSS software. v21 and at a significance level of 0.05, it was done through univariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that the psychological empowerment package improved the overall mental well-being score (F=100.244; P=0.001) and personal growth (F=33.500; P=0.001), positive relationship with others (F=31.118; P=0.001) and self-acceptance (F=25.937; P=0.001) subscales. In addition, the effect of the psychological empowerment package on improving the overall score of family resilience (F=41.535; P=0.001) and communication and problem-solving subscales (F=28.716; P=0.001) and accepting the problem (F=16.301; P=0.001) has become significant.
Conclusions: It is recommended to give comprehensive attention to the psychological empowerment of women with addicted spouses and strengthen them through approaches such as the psychological empowerment package.
Methods: The study utilized a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the present study included all women with methamphetamine-addicted husbands in Tehran in 2022, whose husbands had been referred to addiction treatment centers. Thirty sample members were selected by purposive sampling method and with simple random sampling assigned to the experimental group (15 people) and control group (15 people). To collect data, the short version of Riff's psychological well-being scale and Sixby's family resilience scale were used. The members of the experimental group participated in 12 sessions (90 minutes per session). Data analysis with SPSS software. v21 and at a significance level of 0.05, it was done through univariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that the psychological empowerment package improved the overall mental well-being score (F=100.244; P=0.001) and personal growth (F=33.500; P=0.001), positive relationship with others (F=31.118; P=0.001) and self-acceptance (F=25.937; P=0.001) subscales. In addition, the effect of the psychological empowerment package on improving the overall score of family resilience (F=41.535; P=0.001) and communication and problem-solving subscales (F=28.716; P=0.001) and accepting the problem (F=16.301; P=0.001) has become significant.
Conclusions: It is recommended to give comprehensive attention to the psychological empowerment of women with addicted spouses and strengthen them through approaches such as the psychological empowerment package.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychology in Rehabilitation Nursing
Received: 2022/11/19 | Accepted: 2023/08/29 | Published: 2024/05/19
Received: 2022/11/19 | Accepted: 2023/08/29 | Published: 2024/05/19
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