THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS-INTEGRATED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (MICBT) ON EMPOWERING AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF FEMALE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD

Asadi Khanouki, Fahimeh; Manzari Tavakoli, Alireza; Molayi Zarandi, Hamid; vazirinasab, aezam

doi:10.61186/unmf.22.10.843

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Asadi Khanouki F, Manzari Tavakoli A, Molayi Zarandi H, vazirinasab A. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS-INTEGRATED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (MICBT) ON EMPOWERING AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF FEMALE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2025; 22 (10) :843-853
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS-INTEGRATED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (MICBT) ON EMPOWERING AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF FEMALE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD

Fahimeh Asadi Khanouki¹

, Alireza Manzari Tavakoli ^*²

, Hamid Molayi Zarandi³

, Aezam Vazirinasab³

1- PhD student in Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran , manzari.v63@gmail.com
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Zarand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zarand, Iran

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Background & Aim: One way to improve the mental health of female-headed households and reduce their problems is to empower these individuals through therapeutic interventions that lead to the improvement of their psychological issues. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy integrated with mindfulness on the empowerment and attitudes toward work and activity of female-headed households.
Materials & Methods: The study was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all female-headed households supported by the welfare system in Kerman city in 2024. The sample size consisted of 30 individuals (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) selected through convenience sampling and assigned to the control and experimental groups. The experimental group received cognitive behavioral therapy integrated with mindfulness, while the control group remained on the waiting list. The research instruments included the Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire (Spritzer, 1995) and the Women's Attitudes to Work and Activity Questionnaire (Mohil et al., 2006).
Results: The results showed that cognitive behavioral therapy integrated with mindfulness had a significant effect on empowerment and attitudes toward work and activity in the post-test and follow-up stages. Based on the effect size, the impact on empowerment was 0.465, and on attitudes toward work and activity, it was 0.541.
Conclusion: The findings of this study provide valuable information regarding cognitive behavioral therapy integrated with mindfulness. Psychologists and psychiatrists can use this intervention to improve the empowerment and attitudes toward work and activity of female-headed households.

Keywords: Attitude to Work and Activity, Empowerment, Female-Headed Households, Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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