Investigating the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral education on the spiritual health and resilience of housewives of Buin va Miandasht

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral education on spiritual health and resilience of housewives of Buin va Miandasht. Due to the practicality of its results, this research is applied research. In terms of research method, it is quasi-experimental and in terms of research design, it is pre-test and post-test with an experimental group and unequal control. The statistical population of this study included all the women who visited Vali-e-Asr Cultural and Educational Center in Buin va Miandasht city. These 30 people were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups of 15 people, the experimental group received group cognitive-behavioral education, and the other group which was the control group was on the waiting list. Also, analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data and SPSS22 software was used to accelerate the results. The results showed that cognitive-behavioral education significantly increases the resilience and spiritual health of housewives. In other words, housewives were able to increase their resilience and spiritual health by participating in cognitive-behavioral education sessions. Therefore, cognitive-behavioral education can be an effective way to reduce women's psychological problems.