Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coping skills training on ‎Dysfunctional Attitudes and happiness in divorced women. The study method was ‎based on the nature of the subject and the objectives of the study was the experimental ‎research method. Statistical population of the study consisted of all divorced women ‎referred to counseling and Rahyaft psychological services center in the first half of ‎‎2016 in Bam, and 34 of the target population were randomly selected as the target ‎population and according to the including criteria, as well as socioeconomic status, age ‎and duration of marital life were divided into two equal groups. Then, one of the ‎groups was randomly assigned to the intervention group and the other one to the ‎control group. After performing the pre-test (dependent variables) on both groups, the ‎intervention group was exposed to the interventional variable (in the current study ‎coping skills training) for 10 sessions and after the completion of the intervention, the ‎post-test (dependent variables) was implemented on the two groups. At the end, the ‎data were analyzed using multivariate analysis and the results showed that the ‎intervention was effective on the variables studied. Regarding the findings, it can be ‎concluded that coping skills training is very helpful in promoting the mental health of ‎women who have experienced a divorce crisis‎‎‎‎.