Effectiveness of Meta Cognitive Interpersonal Approach Training on Rumination and Self-Esteem in Betrayed Women

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran.

2 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.

3 General Practitioner, Neishabur University of Medical Sciences, Kharv Health Center, Neishabur, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was study of the effectiveness of meta cognitive interpersonal approach training on rumination and self-esteem in betrayed women. The method of this study was based on the purpose and research design and was quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest with a control group. From all the women who referred to the counseling center in Isfahan in 2022 due to the infidelity of their husbands, 30 people were selected as a sample based on the criteria for entering the study and were replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). Participants answered the Ruminative Response Scale RS) and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) once before the intervention and once after the intervention. Then, the experimental group received 8 sections of 90-min group training of meta cognitive interpersonal therapy. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance) in SPSS-25 software. The results of the analysis showed that meta cognitive interpersonal approach training, reduced rumination and increased self-esteem in betrayed women. It is suggested that meta cognitive interpersonal approach should be used to reduced rumination and increased self-esteem in betrayed women.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 08 April 2024

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