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Volume 17, Issue 2 (2025)
Iran J War Public Health 2025, 17(2): 149-155 |
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Received: 2025/04/10 | Accepted: 2025/05/17 | Published: 2025/05/23
Received: 2025/04/10 | Accepted: 2025/05/17 | Published: 2025/05/23
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Fakour Y, Menati R, Omidi N, Omidi M. Effects of Emotion Regulation-Based Educational Intervention on Psychological Resilience in Hospitalized Veterans’ Spouses. Iran J War Public Health 2025; 17 (2) :149-155
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1- Vice Chancellery for Research & Technology, Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
2- Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
3- Department of Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2- Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
3- Department of Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Aims: This quasi-experimental study examined the efficacy of an emotion regulation-based educational intervention in enhancing psychological resilience among spouses of veterans hospitalized at Ebne Sina Psychiatric Hospital.
Materials & Methods: Forty participants were randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group underwent eight 90-minute emotion regulation training sessions twice weekly, incorporating Gross’s and Lazarus’s models, while controls received no intervention. Psychological resilience was assessed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) at pre-test and Post-test. Data were analyzed via ANCOVA using SPSS 26.
Findings: Post-test resilience scores significantly increased in the experimental group (72.6±7.8) compared to controls (57.3±8.9; p<0.001). All CD-RISC subscales (tolerance of negative emotions, trust in instincts, acceptance of change, control, and spiritual influences) showed statistically significant improvements (p<0.001 for all), with large effect sizes (Cohen’s d=1.35-1.82).
Conclusion: Structured emotion regulation training effectively enhances psychological resilience in veterans’ spouses. Integrating such interventions into mental health programs for veterans’ families is recommended to mitigate caregiving-related stress.
Materials & Methods: Forty participants were randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group underwent eight 90-minute emotion regulation training sessions twice weekly, incorporating Gross’s and Lazarus’s models, while controls received no intervention. Psychological resilience was assessed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) at pre-test and Post-test. Data were analyzed via ANCOVA using SPSS 26.
Findings: Post-test resilience scores significantly increased in the experimental group (72.6±7.8) compared to controls (57.3±8.9; p<0.001). All CD-RISC subscales (tolerance of negative emotions, trust in instincts, acceptance of change, control, and spiritual influences) showed statistically significant improvements (p<0.001 for all), with large effect sizes (Cohen’s d=1.35-1.82).
Conclusion: Structured emotion regulation training effectively enhances psychological resilience in veterans’ spouses. Integrating such interventions into mental health programs for veterans’ families is recommended to mitigate caregiving-related stress.
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