| Authors | Asghar Jafari, Saba Jafari, sayed Majid Hosseini |
|---|---|
| Journal | Quarterly of Counseling Culture and Psychotherapy |
| Paper Type | Full Paper |
| Published At | 2018 |
| Journal Grade | ISI |
| Journal Type | Typographic |
| Journal Country | Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
Abstract
Present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of empowering on reducing anxiety and improving executive functions of women with addictive spouse. Population was women with addictive spouse in Zanjan. 40 women with addictive spouse avaliable sampling were selected and assigned in experimental and control groups. Experimental design was pretest- posttest with control group and follow- up after 2 weeks. Baseline of anxiety and executive functions of all participants were measured. Psychological empowering was trained to experimental group in 8 sessions and anxiety and executive functions of all participants was measured in posttest and follow-up and data were analyzed using multi covariance. Results indicated that anxiety of participants in empowering sessions significantly was lower than control group, but executive functions (planning, organizasion, problem solving) was more than control group (P<0.01). Also the Effect of interventions was observed in follow up. The results of research provide some evidence to suggest that Psychological empowering is an appropriate psycho-educational package for reducing anxiety and promoting executive functions of women with addictive spouse.