The effectiveness of assertiveness skills on the self-esteem and quality of life of ABUSED WOMEN in Yazd
Subject Areas : Woman and familyFarzaneh Honarbakhsh 1 , Fatemeh-Sadat t Robati 2
1 - Master of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan Branch, Rafsanjan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan Branch, Rafsanjan, Iran (Corresponding Author), Email: robati.f@riau.ac.ir
Keywords: self-esteem, quality of life, assertiveness skills, victim’s women,
Abstract :
have problems with self-esteem and reduced quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of assertiveness skills on the self-esteem and quality of life of abused women women in Yazd. The research design was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test and control group a control group. The statistical population of this study included all 89 in Yazd in 2019. 30 female victims were randomly selected as a sample and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). assertiveness techniques sessions were performed in 8 sessions of 60 minutes for them. But the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instruments included the Self-Esteem (Cooper Smith, 1967) and the Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (WHO, 1996). SPSS 21 software and analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. The results showed that training in assertiveness techniques can increase self-esteem and quality of life (P <0.001). According to the obtained results, assertive skills can be used to increase the self-esteem and quality of life of injured women.
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1- Asadi R, Nesaeian A, Pezeshk S, Hashemiazar J, Sarami G, Sina M. (2015). The effect of role playing training on social skills in student with mild intellectualDisability. Psychology of Exceptional Individuals, 5(18): 136-155. [In Persian]
2- Andriani O, Alizamar A, Karneli Y. (2019). The Contribution of Self-Esteem and Parenting towards Aggressive Behavior of Child Victims’ Domestic Violence. International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education, 4(1):21-27.
3- Aden K.A, Wahyuni C.U, Prasetyo B, Winarno D.D. (2020). Recovery time period and quality of life after hysterectomy. Journal of Public Health Research, 9(2): 20-27.
4- Bien A, Rzonca E, Iwanowicz-Palus G, Lecyk U, Bojar I. (2017). The quality of life and satisfaction with life of women who are childless by choice. Ann Agric Environ Med, 24(2):250-3.
5- Badri Gargari R,Zamanloyeh Gargari S.(2017). The effectiveness of assertive training on improving the quality of life in Girls who are victims of violence. Woman and Study of Family, 9(14): 7-26. [In Persian]
6- Costa E.C, Gomes S.C. (2018). Social support and self-esteem moderate the relation between intimate partner violence and depression and anxiety symptoms among Portuguese women. Journal of family violence, 33(5):355-68.
7- Chen C, Qin J. (2020). Childhood Physical Maltreatment and Aggression among Chinese Young Adults: The Roles of Resilience and Self-Esteem. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 9(1):1-20.
8- Coopersmith, S.A. (1967). The Antecedents of self Esteem, Sanfrancisco, CA: W. H. freeman.
9- Chatrmehr S, Hosseinkhanzadeh A A, Shakerinia I, Baradran M. (2016). Effectiveness of Assertiveness Skills Training on Decreasing Social Anxiety of Children with Stuttering. mejds, 6 :164-170. [In Persian]
10- Davoodi, H. (2009). Women Victomology and Effective Ways. Biannual Journal of Family Law and Jurisprudence, 14(50): 89-107. [In Persian]
11- Eslami AA, Rabiei L, Afzali SM, Hamidizadeh S, Masoudi R. (2016). The effectiveness of assertiveness training on the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression of high school students. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 18(1): 7-13. [In Persian]
12- Emami N. (2015) Communications. Tehran: Honar abi Press. [In Persian]
13- fallahzadeh H, rabie faranobeh M, forat yazdi M, abedi kooshki S, eidy F. (2019). Quality of life and the related factors in patients with breast cancer in Yazd city in 2016. Nurs Midwifery Journal, 17 (8):667-673. [In Persian]
14- Hojjat S.K., Sajedi M, Rezaei M, Noruzi Khalili M, Rahimi A, Ein beigi E. (2016). The effect of assertiveness skill training on self-esteem and loneliness of female students with addicted parents. Journal of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, 8(4): 675-684. [In Persian]
15- Haji Deh Abadi M.A. Salimi E. (2018). The Etiology of Women's Victimization in Social Networks.Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society, 9(35): 117-142. [In Persian]
16- Hargie O, Dickson D, Mallett J, Stringer M. (2008). Communicating Social Identity a Study of Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Communication Research, 35(6): 792-821.
17- Hosseinkhanzadeh A, Rahimi E, Ostavi E. (2016).The Effectiveness of Assertiveness Skills Training in Improving Self- Esteem and Peer Relationships of Slow Learner Students. Psychology of Exceptional Individuals, 6(21): 1-22.
18- nkhodabakhshi kolaee A, mehrara M, navidian A, mosalanejhad L.(2014). The effectiveness assertiveness skills training on students' mental health-related factors. Iranian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 1 (4):74-85. [In Persian]
19- Kalemi G, Michopoulos I, Efstathiou V, Tzeferakos G, Gkioka S, Gournellis R, Douzenis A. (2019). Self-esteem and aggression in women: differences between female prisoners and women without criminal records. Women and Health, 59(10):1199-1211.
20- Sheikhi M. Human H.A, Ahadi H, Sepah Mansour M. (2011). Psychometric Characteristics of Life Satisfaction ScaleThought & Behavior in Clinical Psychology, 5(19): 17-29. [In Persian]
21- Rabiee L, Eslami A, Masoudi R, Salahshouri A. Assessing the Effectiveness of Assertiveness Program on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among High School Students. 3. 2012; 8 (5):844-856. [In Persian]
22- Rezan, A. Cecen, R. (2014). Assertive behavior, therapy. Research and training Rutledge, London/New York
23- King A. (2020) ‘Chick Crack’: Self-Esteem, Science and Women’s Dating Advice. Society, 18(1):-1-12.
24- Shahrokhi T, Mirzaei F. (2018). Status of Supporting Victims of Women in Crimes against Human Dignity in the Process of Criminal Justice. Journal of Studies in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence, 10(18): 231-254. [In Persian]
25- Valles-Colomer M, Falony G, Darzi Y, Tigchelaar E.F, Wang J, Tito R.Y, Schiweck C, Kurilshikov A, Joossens M, Wijmenga C, Claes S. (2019). The neuroactive potential of the human gut microbiota in quality of life and depression. Nature microbiology, 4(4):623-632.
