Comparing the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Compassion Therapy and Positive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Self-Efficacy of Female-Headed Households

Azam Rahbarian; Tayebeh Sharifi; Ahmad Ghazanfari

doi:10.18502/qjcr.v22i86.13550

Azam Rahbarian Ph.D student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Science, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Tayebeh Sharifi Ph.D General Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Science, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Ahmad Ghazanfari Ph.D General Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Science, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/qjcr.v22i86.13550

Keywords: Compassion therapy, mindfulness, positive cognitive-behavioral therapy, self-Efficacy, female-headed households

Abstract

Aim: Due to the lack of proper training, female-headed households are suddenly faced with a lot of responsibilities without prior training, as a result of which they suffer stressful conditions and psychological pressure, and finally, the self-efficacy of these females is affected. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on female-headed households' self-efficacy. Methods: The design of this research was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and three-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of research included female-headed households in Shahrekord in the year 2022. In this research, 60 women whose self-efficacy questionnaire score were between 17 and 34 were selected through purposive sampling and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups and one control group (20 persons in each group). Then, the experimental groups were treated with eight 120-minute mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy. The data were collected from the GSE-17 self-efficacy questionnaire, and finally, were analyzed through repeated measure analysis of variance. Findings: The findings showed that in the two stages of post-test and follow-up, the average score of self-efficacy in the two experimental groups was significantly different from the control group. Also, the results of the findings indicated the greater effectiveness of positive cognitive-behavioral therapy. Conclusion: Based on the results of this research, it is suggested to use positive cognitive-behavioral therapy along with other treatment methods to increase the self-efficacy of female-headed households.