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Abbasi Sureshjani M. (2024). Comparison of the Effectiveness of Hope Therapy and Supportive Therapy on the Psychological Well‑Being of Women with Inadequate Guardianship. IJER. 3(3), 366-378. doi:10.22034/3.3.366
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M.A. in General Psychology, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran , masumehabbasi20@gmail.com
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Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of hope therapy and supportive therapy on the psychological well‑being of women with inadequate guardianship.
Methods: The research employed a quantitative, quasi‑experimental design with pre‑test, post‑test, and follow‑up. The statistical population consisted of all women with inadequate guardianship living in Shahrekord city who were supported by the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation in 2024. Thirty eligible participants were selected using convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to two groups (15 in the hope therapy group and 15 in the supportive therapy group). The research instrument was the 18‑item form of Ryff’s Psychological Well‑Being Scale (RPWB). The hope therapy protocol (Naghdī & Anasari, 2018) and supportive therapy protocol (Winston, Rosenthal, & Pinquart, 2004) were implemented for the respective groups in eight 90‑minute sessions. Data were collected at three stages: pre‑test, post‑test, and follow‑up, and analyzed using analysis of variance.
Results: The findings indicated that both interventions were effective in improving the psychological well‑being of women with inadequate guardianship. However, the results revealed a significantly greater and more stable effect of hope therapy compared to supportive therapy. By teaching the components of agency thinking and pathway thinking, hope therapy moved participants from a passive stance toward problems to a more active position, enabling them to regain control of their lives through rebuilding inner willpower.
Conclusions: Based on the results, while supportive therapy functioned as an emotional support that alleviated distress and reduced feelings of isolation among these women, hope therapy acted as a motivational engine by equipping individuals with problem‑solving and goal‑setting skills, leading to deeper and more meaningful improvements in psychological well‑being indicators. Therefore, the use of the hope therapy protocol is recommended as a specialized empowerment intervention for women with inadequate guardianship, rather than relying solely on supportive treatments.
Methods: The research employed a quantitative, quasi‑experimental design with pre‑test, post‑test, and follow‑up. The statistical population consisted of all women with inadequate guardianship living in Shahrekord city who were supported by the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation in 2024. Thirty eligible participants were selected using convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to two groups (15 in the hope therapy group and 15 in the supportive therapy group). The research instrument was the 18‑item form of Ryff’s Psychological Well‑Being Scale (RPWB). The hope therapy protocol (Naghdī & Anasari, 2018) and supportive therapy protocol (Winston, Rosenthal, & Pinquart, 2004) were implemented for the respective groups in eight 90‑minute sessions. Data were collected at three stages: pre‑test, post‑test, and follow‑up, and analyzed using analysis of variance.
Results: The findings indicated that both interventions were effective in improving the psychological well‑being of women with inadequate guardianship. However, the results revealed a significantly greater and more stable effect of hope therapy compared to supportive therapy. By teaching the components of agency thinking and pathway thinking, hope therapy moved participants from a passive stance toward problems to a more active position, enabling them to regain control of their lives through rebuilding inner willpower.
Conclusions: Based on the results, while supportive therapy functioned as an emotional support that alleviated distress and reduced feelings of isolation among these women, hope therapy acted as a motivational engine by equipping individuals with problem‑solving and goal‑setting skills, leading to deeper and more meaningful improvements in psychological well‑being indicators. Therefore, the use of the hope therapy protocol is recommended as a specialized empowerment intervention for women with inadequate guardianship, rather than relying solely on supportive treatments.
Keywords: Hope therapy, Supportive therapy, Psychological well‑being, Women with inadequate guardianship
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Educational Psychology
Received: 2024/01/20 | Accepted: 2024/04/15 | Published: 2024/09/1
Received: 2024/01/20 | Accepted: 2024/04/15 | Published: 2024/09/1
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