Choice Theory Implementation on Hope, Resilience and Psychological Well-being of Divorced Women

Subject Areas : Psychology

Mina Mahmoudi Tabar ¹ , Zahra Dargahi ²

1 - Islamic Azad University Ahvaz Branch, Department of Clinical Psychology, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Islamic Azad University Ahvaz Branch, Department of Clinical Psychology, Ahvaz, Iran.

Received: 2021-08-16 Accepted : 2021-08-24 Published : 2021-12-22

Keywords: choice theory, resilience, divorced women, hope, psychological well-being,

Abstract :

The aim of the current study was to investigate the choice theory implementation on hope, resilience, and psychological well-being of divorced women in Ahvaz. The statistical population embraced all Ahvaz divorced women whose process of their legal separations was completed at the time of the investigation. The research sample consisted of 40 divorced women selected through purposive sampling and was randomly assigned into two experimental and control groups (20 subjects in each group). The research design was a quasi-experimental of the pretest-posttest type with a control group. The data collecting instruments utilized in this study were Schneider et al. Hope Scale (1991), Connor & Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) and Reef Psychological Well-being Questionnaire (1989). The experimental group received the choice theory intervention consisted of 8 weekly 120-minutes group sessions. On the other hand, the control group did not receive any interventions. After a month and a half, follow-up phase was performed. Data were analyzed applying multivariate as well as univariate analyses of covariance methods. The Results showed that the implementation of choice theory was effective on hope, resilience and psychological well-being in divorced women. The results were similar across target groups and were generally maintained at follow-up phase one month and a half later as well.

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