The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the Psychological Capital and Sexual Self-Efficacy of Infertile Women

Madadi, Fatemeh (2019) The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the Psychological Capital and Sexual Self-Efficacy of Infertile Women. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

Research Aim:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological capital and sexual self-efficacy in infertile women. Research method:The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all womens referring to infertility treatment at Shariati Hospital in Tehran in year2018, of which, using available sampling method, in experimental group (n = 15) and control group (n = 15). 15 patients). The experimental group received 8 sessions of intervention based on a predetermined design. The tools used were Lutz et al. Psychological capital questionnaire and Vaziri and Lotfi Kashani sexual self-efficacy questionnaire which were completed by the subjects in pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed using multivariate covariance statistical method. Findings:The findings showed that the research hypotheses were confirmed and the acceptance and commitment therapy increased the psychological capital and sexual self-efficacy of the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion:It can be concluded that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in increasing psychological capital and sexual self-efficacy in infertile women.

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