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Nafar N, Fallah M H, Mirzamani Bafghi S M. (2026). The Effectiveness of Psychological Empowerment Counseling Package Based on Mothers' Lived Experiences on Cognitive-Emotional Regulation and Parenting Self-Efficacy in Female Heads of Families in Isfahan City. IJER. 5(1),
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1- Department of Counseling, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
2- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran ,Mohammad.Hossein.Fallah@gmail.com
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Technologies, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran ,
3- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences and Technologies, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (382 Views)
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a psychological empowerment training package—developed based on the lived experiences of female heads of families—on cognitive-emotional regulation and parenting self-efficacy among women in Isfahan city.
Methods: A mixed-method, quantitative–qualitative research design was employed. The quantitative component used a quasi-experimental method with experimental and control groups in a three-stage (pre-test, post-test, follow-up) design. Participants were female heads of households in Isfahan. The intervention consisted of a psychological empowerment training package grounded in participants’ lived experiences. Data were analyzed to determine the impact of the training on cognitive-emotional regulation and parenting self-efficacy.
Results: Training showed a significant effect on cognitive-emotional regulation at the post-test stage, with an effect size of 0.788, indicating that approximately 78.8% of the variance in emotional regulation scores was attributable to group membership (i.e., the training intervention). The empowerment training also improved parenting self-efficacy, with an effect size of 0.252, meaning that about 25.2% of the variance in parenting self-efficacy scores was related to the training.
Conclusions: Psychological empowerment training based on mothers’ lived experiences is effective in enhancing both cognitive-emotional regulation and parenting self-efficacy among female heads of families in Isfahan. The findings highlight the value of experience-based empowerment approaches in supporting vulnerable household heads.
Methods: A mixed-method, quantitative–qualitative research design was employed. The quantitative component used a quasi-experimental method with experimental and control groups in a three-stage (pre-test, post-test, follow-up) design. Participants were female heads of households in Isfahan. The intervention consisted of a psychological empowerment training package grounded in participants’ lived experiences. Data were analyzed to determine the impact of the training on cognitive-emotional regulation and parenting self-efficacy.
Results: Training showed a significant effect on cognitive-emotional regulation at the post-test stage, with an effect size of 0.788, indicating that approximately 78.8% of the variance in emotional regulation scores was attributable to group membership (i.e., the training intervention). The empowerment training also improved parenting self-efficacy, with an effect size of 0.252, meaning that about 25.2% of the variance in parenting self-efficacy scores was related to the training.
Conclusions: Psychological empowerment training based on mothers’ lived experiences is effective in enhancing both cognitive-emotional regulation and parenting self-efficacy among female heads of families in Isfahan. The findings highlight the value of experience-based empowerment approaches in supporting vulnerable household heads.
Keywords: Single parenting, Emotional cognitive regulation, Parenting self-efficacy, Empowering, Female heads of the household
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Educational Psychology
Received: 2024/04/7 | Accepted: 2025/01/22 | Published: 2026/03/1
Received: 2024/04/7 | Accepted: 2025/01/22 | Published: 2026/03/1
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