The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Life Enthusiasm and Psychological Hardiness in Female Heads of Households with Hypertension

Zahra  Jafari; Mahboube  Amoozad Mahdiraji; Atefeh  Haghighat; Maisa  Radmehr; Shahrzad  Shamloo Sani

doi:10.61838/kman.pwj.5.1.10

Authors

Zahra Jafari Master of General Psychology, Payam Noor Kish University, Kish, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1383-1978
Mahboube Amoozad Mahdiraji Master of Clinical Psychology, North Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6922-7475
Atefeh Haghighat Department of Nursing, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran Corresponding Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-1472
Maisa Radmehr Master of Clinical Psychology, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7762-075X
Shahrzad Shamloo Sani Master's student, Clinical Family Psychology, Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2581-4496

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.pwj.5.1.10

Keywords:

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Life Enthusiasm, Psychological Hardiness, Female Heads of Households, Hypertension

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on life enthusiasm and psychological hardiness in female heads of households with hypertension.

Methods and Materials: The research method was quasi-experimental, employing a pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical population included female heads of households with hypertension who referred to health centers in District 4 of Tehran in 2022. From this population, 30 participants were selected using convenience sampling and randomly assigned to an experimental group (15 participants) and a control group (15 participants). In this study, questionnaires on life enthusiasm and psychological hardiness were utilized. The experimental group received eight 2-hour sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, while the control group did not receive any specific intervention. To assess the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, inferential statistics were employed, specifically univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)

Findings: The findings indicated that the mean scores of life enthusiasm and psychological hardiness in the posttest were significantly higher than those in the pretest for the experimental group.

Conclusion: Therefore, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy affects life enthusiasm and psychological hardiness in female heads of households with hypertension.