The effect of attributional retraining on attribution style and problem-solving skills in employee Married Women in Kazerun

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of of attributional retraining on attribution style and problem-solving performance in married female employees in Kazerun.

The statistical population of this study consists of married female employees in Kazerun. The number of subjects in this study was 30 married female employees who were selected by available methods. The Hepner-Peterson Problem Solving Questionnaire (PSI) and the Seligman Attribution Styles Questionnaire (ASQ) were used to measure the research variables. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data.

The results of data analysis showed that the variable of attribution style and its components, controllability (internal-external), stability (stability-instability) and generality (general-partial) can be changed and increased by positive retraining of attribution. And the style of mixed negative attribution has decreased; attribution retraining also has a significant positive effect on problem-solving performance (personal control, self-confidence in problem solving, and tendency-avoidance style).

Since attributional styles affect problem solving skills and consequently the quality of life of individuals, counselors and therapists by identifying people with inefficient and incompatible attributional styles and retraining attributions in them, create effective adaptive attributional styles and performance and Improve problem solving.