The effectiveness of familiarity with existential concerns on the meaning of life and emotional self-regulation of women on the verge of divorce.

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of familiarization with existential concerns on anxiety, meaning of life, and emotional self-regulation of women on the verge of divorce. The present study design was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. A total of ۳۰ people from the above population were selected as samples using the convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to the intervention group (including ۱۵ people) and the control group (including ۱۵ people). The Meaning of Life Scale (Steiger et al., ۲۰۰۶) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnofsky et al., ۲۰۰۱) were used to collect data. After the intervention group pre-tested for ۱۰ ۹۰-minute sessions, the familiarization with existential concerns intervention was conducted in a group setting. After collecting the questionnaires for the post-test, the obtained data were analysed using the statistical method of multivariate analysis of covariance and univariate analysis of covariance. The study's findings showed a significant difference between the two intervention and control groups after the implementation of existential group therapy in terms of the meaning of life and emotional self-regulation. Therefore, it can be concluded that familiarity with existential concerns significantly positively affected the meaning of life and emotional self-regulation of women on the verge of divorce.This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of familiarization with existential concerns on anxiety, meaning of life, and emotional self-regulation of women on the verge of divorce. The present study design was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group. A total of ۳۰ people from the above population were selected as samples using the convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to the intervention group (including ۱۵ people) and the control group (including ۱۵ people). The Meaning of Life Scale (Steiger et al., ۲۰۰۶) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnofsky et al., ۲۰۰۱) were used to collect data. After the intervention group pre-tested for ۱۰ ۹۰-minute sessions, the familiarization with existential concerns intervention was conducted in a group setting. After collecting the questionnaires for the post-test, the obtained data were analysed using the statistical method of multivariate analysis of covariance and univariate analysis of covariance. The study's findings showed a significant difference between the two intervention and control groups after the implementation of existential group therapy in terms of the meaning of life and emotional self-regulation. Therefore, it can be concluded that familiarity with existential concerns significantly positively affected the meaning of life and emotional self-regulation of women on the verge of divorce.

کلیدواژه ها:

Emotional self-regulation ، existential concerns ، women ، divorce ، meaning of life