The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on the Psychological well-being and Happiness of Divorce Children

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Psychology, psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Clinical and General Psychology, psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Allameh Tabataba'i, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on Psychological Well-Being and Happiness of Divorce Children.This study was a practical and quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest follow-up and a control group. The statistical population of the study included all 13 to 17 years old divorce children who had access to Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram social networks. Thirty of them were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The experimental group underwent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for 8 sessions. Tools used in this study included the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale (RSPWB) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI). The results of repeated-measures ANOVA (P<0/01 ) showed an increase in psychological well-being and happiness scores of the experimental group compared to the control group. The follow-up results also showed that the effect of treatment lasted over time. Considering the significant efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy, it is recommended that this treatment should be considered as a way to increase Happiness and improve the psychological well-being of Divorce Children.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 19 December 2023

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