Effectiveness of life enrichment and advancement program on improving emotional adjustment of women with M.S.

Azizreza  Ghasemzadeh; Maryam  Saadat; Mansoureh  Rabbani Zadeh

doi:10.61838/kman.pwj.4.3.5

Authors

Azizreza Ghasemzadeh Armada Medical Centre, Dubai, UAE | PhD student, Department of psychology & Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Education, kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-8080
Maryam Saadat MA in counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran | Lifeworks Holistic Counselling Centre, Dubai, UAE Author https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8867-6053
Mansoureh Rabbani Zadeh PhD student in Health psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4163-7900

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.pwj.4.3.5

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the effectiveness of life enrichment and advancement program on emotional adjustment of women with M.S. It was a quasi-experimental study with experimental and control groups and pre-post-test design. Statistical population included women with M.S. referred to Loghman Hakim Hospital and Imam Khomeini Hospital.

A sample of 30 women was randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 6 sessions of group intervention and the control group was on the waiting list. Both groups responded to Bell's adjustment scale before and after the experiment. Descriptive statistics and co-variance analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that life enrichment and advancement program had an effect on emotional adjustment (F = 26/74), (P <0/001) so that it improved emotional adjustment in women with M.S.