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Safikhani Mahmoudzadeh N, Heidari A. Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy on the Meaning of Life and Perceived Stress in Women with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. IJRN 2025; 12 (1) : 5
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Department of Psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. heidarei@iauahvaz.ac.ir
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Introduction: Women with obsessive-compulsive disorder face many challenges, including decreased meaning of life and increased perceived stress. Therefore, the present research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy on the meaning of life and perceived stress in women with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Methods: This research, in terms of aim, was applied, and the implementation method was quasi-experimental with the pre-test and post-test design with the control group. The present research population was women with obsessive compulsive disorder referring to the psychological counseling centers of Ahvaz city in 2024. The sample of this study was 40 women with obsessive compulsive disorder who, after examining the inclusion criteria, were selected by a purposive sampling method and assigned into two equal groups using a simple random method with the help of a lottery. The experimental group underwent eight sessions of minutes (two sessions a week) under the cognitive behavioral group therapy, and during this time, the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the meaning of life questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006) and perceived stress questionnaire (Cohen et al., 1983) and analyzed using a multivariate analysis of the covariance method in SPSS-23 software.
Results: The findings of this research indicated that there was a significant difference between the women with obsessive compulsive disorder in the experimental and control groups in terms of meaning in life and perceived stress. In other words, the cognitive behavioral group therapy increased the meaning of life and decreased perceived stress in women with obsessive compulsive disorder (P<0.001).
Conclusions: According to the aforementioned results, psychologists and therapists can use cognitive behavioral group therapy along with other treatment methods to improve psychological characteristics in women with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Methods: This research, in terms of aim, was applied, and the implementation method was quasi-experimental with the pre-test and post-test design with the control group. The present research population was women with obsessive compulsive disorder referring to the psychological counseling centers of Ahvaz city in 2024. The sample of this study was 40 women with obsessive compulsive disorder who, after examining the inclusion criteria, were selected by a purposive sampling method and assigned into two equal groups using a simple random method with the help of a lottery. The experimental group underwent eight sessions of minutes (two sessions a week) under the cognitive behavioral group therapy, and during this time, the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the meaning of life questionnaire (Steger et al., 2006) and perceived stress questionnaire (Cohen et al., 1983) and analyzed using a multivariate analysis of the covariance method in SPSS-23 software.
Results: The findings of this research indicated that there was a significant difference between the women with obsessive compulsive disorder in the experimental and control groups in terms of meaning in life and perceived stress. In other words, the cognitive behavioral group therapy increased the meaning of life and decreased perceived stress in women with obsessive compulsive disorder (P<0.001).
Conclusions: According to the aforementioned results, psychologists and therapists can use cognitive behavioral group therapy along with other treatment methods to improve psychological characteristics in women with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Article number: 5
Keywords: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Meaning of Life, Perceived Stress, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychology in Rehabilitation Nursing
Received: 2025/04/28 | Accepted: 2025/08/26 | Published: 2025/10/19
Received: 2025/04/28 | Accepted: 2025/08/26 | Published: 2025/10/19
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