Effect of painting therapy on increase psychological well-being in single parent adolescents

Present research aimed to investigate the effect of painting therapy on increase psychological well-being in single parent adolescents. This study was an experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. Research population included single parent girl adolescents of member in Slouk Poya charity foundation of Tehran in 2017 year, that from them 40 people selected through simple sampling method and randomly assigned to two equal groups. The experimental group trained painting therapy for ten sessions of 45 minutes (weekly two sessions) and the control group did not receive any training. The groups completed the questionnaire of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989) in the pre-test and post-test stages. Data was analyzed by MANCOVA method. The findings showed that painting therapy led to increase psychological well-being and all components including self-acceptance, environmental mastery, positive relationships with others, purpose in life, personal growth and autonomy in single parent adolescents (P<0/05). The results indicate the effect of painting therapy on increase psychological well-being in single parent adolescents. Therefore, counselors and therapists can use painting therapy to improve the psychological well-being.