Effect of Psychological Capital Intervention on the Cognitive Flexibility and Resilience in Addicted People

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of psychological capital training in addicts' cognitive flexibility and resilience. A quasi-experimental research design with pre-test-post-test and control group was used for the conduct of this study. The sample of this study consisted of 30 addicted people who had presented to addiction treatment clinics in Khorramabad, Iran. They were selected in line with entry and exit criteria via random multistage cluster sampling method. The samples units were then randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. In this research, Dennis, & Vander Wal's Cognitive Flexibility Inventory and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used to collect data. Data analysis showed that psychological capital training has a significant effect on increasing cognitive flexibility and resilience in addicted people (P<0.05). By means of psychological capital training, low cognitive flexibility and resilience, which are the main reasons for the persistence of drug use, can be improved in individuals.