The Effect of Resiliency Training on Mental Health, Optimism and Life Satisfaction of Female-Headed Households

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of resiliency intervention on mental health, optimism and life satisfaction of female-headed-households in the city of Sabzevar. The research was semi-experimental, with pretest-posttest and control group. Forty two women who volunteered to participate in the training program (10 sessions, each session 90 minutes and within 10 weeks) were selected by available sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (each group,n = 21). Data was collected by demographic questionnaire, Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (28- GHQ), Scheier, and Carver Optimism Scale (LOT-R) and Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The results of co-variance analysis showed that resiliency training was effective on increasing mental health, optimism and life satisfaction. Therefore, resiliency skill training can be used as an efficient way to increase mental health, optimism and life satisfaction of female-headed households.