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Ardani M, Eslami H. Investigating the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on the Social Intelligence of Female Heads of Households. MEJDS 2024; 14 :87-87
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on the Social Intelligence of Female Heads of Households
Maryam Ardani *1 , Heidar Eslami2
1- MA in General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Maybod, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Anar, Iran
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Background & Objectives: Development and social changes have led to changes in the family structure. One of these changes is the formation of single–parent families. It is expected that with the increase in single and divorced households, the proportion of female heads of households will continue to increase. Emotional and instrumental support for female heads of household, rather than simple backing for poverty, a problem faced by female householders, has been confirmed to prevent psychological problems. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the level of mental health of household women and try to improve it. In addition, to spend their lives, especially in the economic field, these women must be in the community and communicate with people, and they must be able to manage their social communication and emotions. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on social intelligence in female heads of households. So, this research explores the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on the social intelligence of female heads of households.
Methods: The research method was quasi–experimental with a pretest–posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all female heads of households living in Yazd City, Iran. Of them, 30 eligible volunteers were included in the study using a simple random manner. They were 30 to 40 years old, 15 in the intervention group and 15 in the control group. The intervention group received 8 group sessions of emotion regulation training. The inclusion criteria were as follows: being the head of a family with at least one child, having an age range of 30 to 40 years, not using other treatment methods such as psychotherapy and drug therapy, and lack of motivation to participate in research. The exclusion criteria included absence from two training sessions and not completing the questionnaire during the study. Moreover, based on the individual report of the patient's companion and the subject herself and her medical record, it was ensured that they do not have any psychiatric diseases. Each person completed the consent form to participate in the research. The variable scores of social intelligence were collected using the Social Intelligence Questionnaire (Tet, 2008) before and after emotion regulation training in two groups. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis at the significance level 0.05 via SPSS version 17.
Results: The data analysis showed that the score of the social intelligence questionnaire in female heads of the household in the intervention group and after receiving treatment increased significantly compared to the control group (p<0.001). Also, the results related to the effect size indicated that 57% of the difference between the intervention group and the control group in the variable of social intelligence was due to the implementation of emotion regulation training.
Conclusion: The results indicated that emotion regulation training can be used to improve social intelligence in female heads of households.

Keywords: Emotion regulation training, Social intelligence, Female heads of the household
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