نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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1 گروه روانشناسی، واحد دزفول، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، دزفول، ایران
2 گروه علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه پیامنور، تهران، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Old age is a sensitive period in which examining different dimensions of mental health becomes very important. Tolerating distress and ability of character is one of the factors that can have a significant impact on their mental health in old age. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment on distress tolerance and character empowerment on older adults of Dezful city. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research was all the older adults of Dezful city in 1402. The sample size of the research included 30 older adults (65 to 75 years old) who were selected by the available sampling method and based on the study entry criteria and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received the package therapy based on acceptance and commitment (Hayes et al., 2006) in eight weekly 90-minute sessions. The scales used in this research included Peterson and Seligman's character empowerment scale and Simmons and Gaher's distress tolerance scale. Data were analyzed by univariate analysis of covariance using SPSS version 22 software. The results showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test in the post-test stage, there is a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in the variables of distress tolerance and character ability (p<0.001). Based on the findings of this study, the treatment based on acceptance and commitment increases the distress tolerance and character empowerment of older adults and represents new horizons in clinical interventions and can be used as an effective intervention method in improving the distress tolerance and character empowerment of older adults.
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