mojtaba aghili; Mohadeseh Amiri
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IntroductionThis research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of therapy based on acceptance and commitment on self-efficacy, job stress and emotion regulation of female teachers in Azadshahr city in 2011. MethodThe research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test ...
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IntroductionThis research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of therapy based on acceptance and commitment on self-efficacy, job stress and emotion regulation of female teachers in Azadshahr city in 2011. MethodThe research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research was all the female teachers of Azadshahr city in the academic year 2022-2023, and 30 of them were selected by convenient sampling method and randomly placed in 2 experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 45-minute therapy based on acceptance and commitment, and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the study. The instruments included self-efficacy, emotion regulation and occupational stress questionnaires. The research data was analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and using spss software version 25. ResultsThe research results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment is effective on self-efficacy, job stress and emotional regulation of female teachers in Azadshahr city (P<0.05). DiscussionThe results of the research indicates that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment by understanding the disturbing event without avoiding or restraining it, leads to increasing self-efficacy, reducing job stress and improving emotional regulation of female teachers in Azadshahr city.
mojtaba aghili; azadeh seyf hosseni; arezou asghari; mitra namazi
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IntroductionToday the issue of employee health has received much attention from researchers. Motivation is an inner state that energizes, activates, moves human behavior and leads to certain goals. Self-efficacy is also a person's personal judgment of their ability to organize and perform an activity. ...
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IntroductionToday the issue of employee health has received much attention from researchers. Motivation is an inner state that energizes, activates, moves human behavior and leads to certain goals. Self-efficacy is also a person's personal judgment of their ability to organize and perform an activity. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of happiness training on self-efficacy and work motivation in employees’ of General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Golestan Province. MethodThe research design was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population in this study included all employees of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Golestan Province; Thirty of them who had lower work motivation and self-efficacy scores were selected by purposive sampling method and assigned in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The research instruments included Kitchener’s work Motivation and Sherer’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaires.The experimental group then recieved Fordyce Happiness training program for 8 sessions (120 minutes each session). Analysis of covariance in SPSS-22 software was used for data analysis. ResultsFindings from analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of work motivation (P<0.05). There is also a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of self-efficacy (p<0.05). DiscussionAccording to results of the present study, happiness training by using the art of expressing emotions, avoiding worrying thoughts, living in the present and getting acquainted with a healthy personality can be an effective way to increase self-efficacy and work motivation.
