The Effectiveness of Forgiveness Therapy on the Stress of spouses of drug addicts

Eisa Jafari¹ Kian Hosseininejad² Ali Salmani³

1) Associate professor of psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2) Master of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Khalkhal Branch, Khalkhal, Iran.
3) Master of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University.

IOI Code : XDFZ-GBZGD
Publication : Psychotherapy(psthir.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of remission therapy on the stress of spouses of drug addicts. The research method was experimental with pre-test design, post-test with control group. The statistical population of this study included all spouses addicted to drugs in Talesh city who had referred to addiction treatment centers with their husbands in 1397. Using available sampling method, 30 samples were selected and randomly assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The Harry Stress Questionnaire was used to collect data. The experimental group underwent 12 sessions of 90 minutes as a group under the training of Robert Enright (2001). Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Statistical results showed that the level of stress in pre-test and post-test were significantly different. These results mean that forgiveness and treatment are effective on stress-dependent spouses. Due to the effectiveness of forgiveness-treatment training in reducing stress, mental health professionals and therapists are recommended to use the forgiveness-treatment protocol to reduce the stress of their clients.

Keywords : forgiveness therapy drug dependence stress