The Effectiveness of Existential Approach Trainings on Promoting the Psychological Capital and General Health (Case Study: The Wives of Military Families of Shahr-e-Kord City in 1396 Year)

The aim of present study was the study of the effectiveness of existential approach trainings on increasing the psychological capitals and general health of the wives of military families of Shahr-e-Kord city. This study was conducted by a Quasi-experimental research method with the pre-test and post-test design and control group. The statistical society of the study consisted of the 1500 wives of military families of Shahr-e-Kord city. Among them, 30 peoples were selected by random sampling voluntarily and then, classified in two 15 peoples group by random assignment. The McGEE psychological capital questionnaire (2007), and GHQ28 general health questionnaire were used as measurement tools. The obtained data were analyzed by t-test, MANOVA, ANOVA and SPSS software. The results of analysis of variance showed that existential treatment in a group method has been effective in increasing the general health of the wives of military families. (>P0/05) In the next step, the effectiveness of the existential approach training were studied on the physical symptoms, reducing the anxiety, improving the social functions and finally reducing the depression of military families wives and then the sub-hypotheses of first hypothesis of the study were verified. Also, the results indicated that existential approach training had a positive effect on all the psychological capital components included “Resiliency, Hope, Optimism and Efficacy”. Thus, it can be said that existential approach training can promote the psychological capitals and general health of the wives of military families.