Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on depression, anxiety and flexibility of divorced young women
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https://doi.org/10.24200/jsshr.vol5iss01pp64-68Abstract
The aim of study was to examine of effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression, anxiety and flexibility of divorced young women in Ardabil city. Methodology: The research methodology was experimental and type of study was pre-test and post-test and also control group. Statistical population of study included all divorced women of Ardabil city in first half of 1394. The sampling method of this research was available sampling and 40 people were selected and they were randomly divided to experimental group with 20 people and control group with 20 people. Then the experimental group received 10 sessions of 1.5 hours Acceptance and Commitment Therapy weekly while the control group spent their normal daily schedule. The data were collected from the questionnaires of depression, anxiety and flexibility. The obtained data were analyzed by covariance analysis test and SPSS software. Results: The results showed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy significantly decreased depression and anxiety and also increased flexibility of divorced women (p<0.01). Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be concluded that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can be used to reduce depression, anxiety and also increase the flexibility of divorced women.References
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