A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Islamic approach based on Balance Selection with Positive Psychotherapy on Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction of Women Referred to Counseling Centers of Tehran

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the Islamic approach based on balance selection with psychotherapy, positivism on quality of life, life satisfaction of women referring to counseling centers of Tehran Psychological System Organization.

In this study, 42 married female patients referred to the counseling centers of the Psychological System Organization were randomly selected and randomly divided into three groups of 14 and two life satisfaction questionnaires SWLS ‌, quality of life test questionnaire SF-36 Clients were given pre-test and post-test before and after the intervention. The control group was only pre-test and post-test without any intervention; Experimental groups were trained in 12 sessions with a positivist method and an Islamic approach based on balance selection. After a few months, the tests were repeated to evaluate the reliability of the treatment on the two experimental groups.

The results of comparisons showed that psychotherapy based on the positivist approach in comparison with the control group significantly increased the participantschr('39') scores on quality of life and satisfaction scales. Participants in the Islamic approach group based on balance selection compared to the control group also showed a significant increase in the scores of quality scales. Regarding the satisfaction variable, a significant difference was observed between the scores of the participants of the Islamic approach group based on balance selection and control in follow-up and the satisfaction scores of women in the Islamic approach group from the post-test to the follow-up increased significantly.

The results showed that psychotherapy based on positivism and Islamic approach based on balance selection has a stable effect of treatment on quality of life and satisfaction of women referring to counseling centers in Tehran.