A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Glasser’s Reality Therapy on Attitudes Toward Life and Social in Female-headed households

Female-headed households are exposed to various psychological and social harms. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and glasser’s reality therapy on attitudes toward life and social in female-headed households with symptoms of social anxiety. This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test, follow-up, and control groups. The statistical population of this study included all head of household women referring to Yara social work clinics in Tehran city in 1400 of which 45 people were selected by targeted sampling method and randomly in experimental groups (acceptance and commitment therapy and Glasser’s Reality Therapy) and control were included. The tools used included the Jerabek Social Anxiety Scale (1996) and Battista &Almond and Life Regard Index (1973). Data were analyzed by mixed analysis of variance with repeated measures and version 26 of SPSS software. Data analysis showed that acceptance and commitment therapy and reality therapy were effective in improving attitudes toward life meaning and social anxiety in head of household women with symptoms of social anxiety (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the mean of reality therapy group with acceptance and commitment therapy in these variables (P>0.025). Based on the results of this study, psychological interventions such as reality therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy can be effective in improving social anxiety and attitudes about the meaning of life in the head of household women with symptoms of social anxiety.