Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Training Package Motherhood Role Acceptance with Group Positive Psychotherapy on Women\'s Social Competence.

Abstract

Aim and Background: One of the foremost challenges that women face in their lives is the issue of becoming a mother, which can influence their mental well-being. The present study aimed to Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Motherhood Role Acceptance Training Package with Group Positive Psychotherapy on the Social Competence of Married Women Childless. Methods and Materials: The research method was a quantitative and semi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest-follow-up design employed. Fifty-three women from the statistical population of all married women without children in Isfahan City who did not want to have children were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental groups received a training package on the acceptance of the maternal role and positive psychotherapy. The participants were assessed using a social competence questionnaire. Findings: The findings indicate that the educational package of Motherhood Role Acceptance and positive psychotherapy both had an effect on the social competence of married women without children. However, based on the findings, the effectiveness of the training package Motherhood Role Acceptance was more than that of group-positive psychotherapy. Conclusions: The findings indicate that the educational package of Motherhood Role Acceptance and positive psychotherapy both had an effect on the social competence of married women without children. However, based on the findings, the effectiveness of the training package Motherhood Role Acceptance was more than that of group-positive psychotherapy.

Keywords

• motherhood role acceptance
• positive psychotherapy
• social competence.