The effect of compassion and self-esteem group training in transactional analysis on divorce emotionally abused women

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Nooshin Fatholahzadeh ¹ (کارشناس ارشد روانشناسی بالینی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد رودهن)
Simin Eipchi Hagh ² (کارشناس ارشد مشاوره و راهنمایی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات کرمان)
Nadereh Saadati ³ (دانشجوی دکتری مشاوره، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد اصفهان (خوراسگان))
Seyed Ali Darbani ⁴ (دانشجوی دکتری مشاوره، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران)

Received: 2019-02-20 Accepted : 2019-02-20 Published : 2016-08-22

Keywords: self-esteem, transactional analysis, compassion, emotional abused women,

Abstract :

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group training in transactional analysis on compassion and self-esteem, emotional abused women divorce is done. Quasi-experimental study experimental group pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population in this study include divorce women referred to family court trial in the summer of 2016 were 2 GUI. After satisfying and ensure the confidentiality of the results of the questionnaire, they were asked to emotional abuse, self-compassion (Neff, 2003) and self-esteem (Cooper-Smith) respond after collecting and analyzing questionnaires filled 48 people score high emotional abuse and low self-esteem and compassion, respectively. After contact with women eligible for the study, only 24 patients referred to the center Mehravar randomly into two groups of 12 subjects were assigned to experimental and control. After the end of treatment to both test and control groups responded to the questionnaire, compassion, and self-esteem. Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance was used. The results showed that transactional analysis psychotherapy training program on self-compassion is affected groups in post-test (F =14.73, P = 0.001). Also, the training of self-esteem (F =11.91, P = 0.003) also increased significantly. Based on the results it can be concluded that transactional analysis psychotherapy training on compassion and self-esteem of women caught Emotional abuse is effective.