Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT) and semantic therapy on job performance of cultural women referred to education counseling centers

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Sign Therapy on the job performance of cultural women.

It was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all women referring to education centers. Using available sampling method, 45 people were selected and randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 people in each group) and one control group (15 people). The experimental groups participated in 10 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy sessions (based on Hayes in 2004) and semantics sessions (based on Frankl (1963)) in groups for two hours. The instrument used was the Job Performance Questionnaire (Patterson et al., 2000). Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance.

ACT treatment and meaning therapy increased the job performance of cultural women. Also, the effect of ACT treatment on improving women job performance was more than meaning therapy.

It can be said that ACT treatment and semantic therapy increase women's job performance and these treatment methods can be used to increase the job performance of employees of organizations.