The effectiveness of semantic therapy training on psychological resilience and psychological well-being of mourning women

Introduction: The loss of one of the family members is causing a disturbance in the balance of the people, and meaning in life is combined with well-being and has an effective role in their ability to cope positively with psychological stresses. Aim: The present study was to determine the effectiveness of Logotherapy training on resilience and psychological well-being of women with mourning experience. Method: The present study was quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population of this study was women with mourning experience referring to police counseling centers in Tehran in the spring of 1398. 30 subjects were selected using the sampling method and were divided into two groups of 15 subjects. The instruments for collecting the Conner and Davidson resiliency questionnaires and the psychological well-being of the Ryff are. The experimental group in the Logotherapy training sessions for 10 sessions of 90 minutes. For data analysis, covariance analysis was used. Results: Logotherapy training led to increased resilience and psychological well-being of the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Therapists can use Logotherapy as an effective way to improve the resilience and the psychological well-being of people with mournful experience.