Investigating the effectiveness of based-on-mentality schema therapy on feelings of loneliness, depression and self-concept of unmarried girls over 40 years old in Khorram Abad city

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

2 PhD Student in counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

3 PhD Student in Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

10.22098/jpc.2024.15112.1236

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of the based-on-mentality therapy schema on feelings of loneliness and depression and self-concept in single girls over 40 years old in Khorram Abad city. Methodology: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test methods with experimental and testifier groups. The statistical population of the research consisted of all single girls over 40 who had never married until 1401. The sampling method in this research was such that 30 people were randomly selected from among all the people who were willing to cooperate by observing the entry and exit criteria, and then they were randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups. (Each group includes 15 people). Then, in the same and simultaneous conditions, the pre-test was performed with the questionnaires of loneliness, depression and self-concept in both groups. Then, the intervention with the mindset-oriented schema therapy method was implemented in the experimental group for 8 sessions of 90 minutes, but the testifier group did not receive any intervention. After the sessions, the post-test was taken again from both groups. Findings: The results of multivariate and univariate covariance analysis showed that based-on-mentality schema therapy intervention has had a significant effect on reducing feelings of loneliness and depression and increasing self-concept. (P<0/001). Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, it can be said that schema therapy based on mentality has reduced feelings of loneliness and depression and also increased the self-concept of single girls.

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Preventive Counseling
Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2024

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