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Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. , n.hamid@scu.ac.ir
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Background: Lack of access to a secure source, such as the primary caregiver, creates the ground for vulnerability to psychological disorders and decreased quality of life in individuals. Therefore, when access to the mother as the primary caregiver is not possible, training and employing psychological skills can help mitigate the psychological vulnerability of individuals and improve their quality of life.
Aims: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of reality therapy and solution-focused therapy on the quality of life of motherless girls.
Methods: The research is applied in terms of its goal and is a quasi-experimental study in terms of method, conducted using a pre-test, post-test, and a 2-month follow-up design. The statistical population of this research consisted of all school-going girls without mothers in Tehran in the year 2023. The study sample consisted of 45 adolescent girls without mothers from Tehran, who were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned to three groups: reality therapy (15 participants), solution-focused training (15 participants), and a control group (15 participants). In this way, after obtaining the necessary permits, two areas were selected from the 22 districts of Tehran based on accessibility, and after preparing a list of female students without mothers, 45 individuals were selected according to the entry and exit criteria of the study. The experimental groups received reality therapy based on the training guidelines (Glasser, 2010) and solution-focused training based on the training guidelines (Pourdel, & Sodani., 2022), while the control group did not receive any intervention. The intervention group did not receive feedback. Data was collected using the Quality of Life Questionnaire (Ravens-Sieberer et al., 2008). The collected data were analyzed statistically using SPSS software version 28 and with the mixed ANOVA method with repeated measurements and Bonferroni post-hoc tests.
Results: The results of the mixed ANOVA analysis showed that reality therapy and solution-focused therapy are effective on the quality of life of girl adolescents without mothers (P< 0.05). Educational interventions after 2 months showed stability and consistency in the experimental groups. The results of the follow-up tests indicated that there was a difference between reality therapy and solution-focused therapy in terms of effectiveness on quality of life compared to the control group (P< 0.05). However, there was no difference in effectiveness on the quality of life between reality therapy and solution-focused therapy (P> 0.05).
Conclusion: Considering these results, the use of reality therapy and solution-focused therapy as evidence-based psychological interventions to improve the quality of life of adolescents who have lost their primary caregivers can significantly reduce their psychological vulnerability to mental disorders. Moreover, the earlier these interventions are carried out, the greater their impact will be in the future.
Aims: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of reality therapy and solution-focused therapy on the quality of life of motherless girls.
Methods: The research is applied in terms of its goal and is a quasi-experimental study in terms of method, conducted using a pre-test, post-test, and a 2-month follow-up design. The statistical population of this research consisted of all school-going girls without mothers in Tehran in the year 2023. The study sample consisted of 45 adolescent girls without mothers from Tehran, who were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned to three groups: reality therapy (15 participants), solution-focused training (15 participants), and a control group (15 participants). In this way, after obtaining the necessary permits, two areas were selected from the 22 districts of Tehran based on accessibility, and after preparing a list of female students without mothers, 45 individuals were selected according to the entry and exit criteria of the study. The experimental groups received reality therapy based on the training guidelines (Glasser, 2010) and solution-focused training based on the training guidelines (Pourdel, & Sodani., 2022), while the control group did not receive any intervention. The intervention group did not receive feedback. Data was collected using the Quality of Life Questionnaire (Ravens-Sieberer et al., 2008). The collected data were analyzed statistically using SPSS software version 28 and with the mixed ANOVA method with repeated measurements and Bonferroni post-hoc tests.
Results: The results of the mixed ANOVA analysis showed that reality therapy and solution-focused therapy are effective on the quality of life of girl adolescents without mothers (P< 0.05). Educational interventions after 2 months showed stability and consistency in the experimental groups. The results of the follow-up tests indicated that there was a difference between reality therapy and solution-focused therapy in terms of effectiveness on quality of life compared to the control group (P< 0.05). However, there was no difference in effectiveness on the quality of life between reality therapy and solution-focused therapy (P> 0.05).
Conclusion: Considering these results, the use of reality therapy and solution-focused therapy as evidence-based psychological interventions to improve the quality of life of adolescents who have lost their primary caregivers can significantly reduce their psychological vulnerability to mental disorders. Moreover, the earlier these interventions are carried out, the greater their impact will be in the future.
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