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:: Volume 20, Issue 4 (12-2018) ::
J Gorgan Univ Med Sci 2018, 20(4): 53-60 Back to browse issues page
Effectiveness of group based reality therapy based on Glasser choice theory on the general health and obsessive beliefs of divorced women
Jamileh Ebnosharieh1 , Seyyed Mojtaba Aghili * 2
1- M.A in Psychology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran. jamileebnosharieh@gmail.com
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Iran , asemanha@gmail.com
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Background and Objective: Divorce as a life crisis can lead to emotional and behavioral problems. This study was done to determine the effectiveness of group based reality therapy based on Glasser choice theory on the general health and obsessive beliefs of divorced women.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 30 divorced women were non-randomly divided into the two interventions and control groups (15 participants in each group). Perior of the study the general health questionnaire (GHQ) (anxiety, social function, somatic symptoms and depression) and obsessive thoughts questionnaire (OBQ-44) (responsibility, perfectionisn and importance of thoughts) were completed by subjects in both groups. Counselling with Glasser approach was performed for intervention group through 8 group sessions once a week and lasted for 120 minutes. Control group received no intervention. At the end of the study, Post-test was performed from both groups.
Results: Group training based on reality therapy in intervention group's participants caused a significant reduction in all items of the two variables, general health and obsessive thoughts in compared to the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Group based reality therapy based on Glasser choice theory improves general health of divorced women and reduces their obsessive beliefs.
Keywords: Reality therapy, Choice theory, General health, Obsessive beliefs, Divorced women
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Type of Study: Original Articles | Subject: Clinical Psychology
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