The effectiveness of positive psychology training on perceived and critical self-support in female-headed households

Subject Areas : Psychology

fatemeh torkashvand ¹ , fatemehsadat zahedi ² , Mahshid izadi ³

1 - Department of Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-05-30 Accepted : 2022-08-23 Published : 2022-07-23

Keywords: perceived social support, Positive Psychology, self-criticism, Women Heads of Household,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychology training on perceived social and self-critical support in female-headed households. Materials and Methods: The method of this study is quasi-experimental. There are 250 of them. The sample of the present study includes 30 female-headed households who were selected voluntarily and available and were randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups. The training group was trained and after the sessions and 2 months after training both groups. They answered the questionnaires. Perceived social support questionnaires of Zimet et al. (1988) and Thompson and Zoroff (2004) self-critical levels scale were used to measure the variables. Results: The results show that positive psychology training on perceived social support. And self-criticism of female-headed households was effective (P <0.05). Discussion: From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that positive psychology education can reduce self-criticism and increase perceived social support in women. The result can increase the quality of life, life satisfaction and mental and psychological well-being in these people.