The Effectiveness of the Self-Compassion Training on Self-Efficacy and Life Satisfaction in NAJA Retirees in Tehran

Retirement is a transition to new stage of life which is one of the most important changes in person's life and it is very important to pay attention to it the present study aims to the effectiveness of the self-compassion treatment on self-efficacy and life satisfaction in police force retirees in Tehran, Iran.

The research method is quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population were all retirees of Tehran, Iran police force in 2021 which 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly replaced in two groups of 15 people in experimental and control. The Scherer and Maddox (1982) self-efficacy questionnaire and the Diner et al.'s (1985) life satisfaction Questionnaire were used to collect data. The self-compassion training protocol was performed for the experimental group in 8 sessions (120 minutes per session). Finally, after the training sessions, the post-test was performed and. the data were analyzed by using univariate analysis of covariance in SPSS-22 software.

The data were analyzed for 30 retirees in experimental and follow-up groups. The mean age in the experimental group was 73.11±6.41 years and in the control group was 76.51±5.31 years. Considering the F values for post-self-efficacy test (91.76) and life satisfaction (12.79) and their significance level (P-value=0.001), which was less than 0.05, it was observed that self-compassion treatment was effective and to increase self-efficacy and life satisfaction in the experimental group.

Compassion-focused therapy can be effective on increasing self-efficacy and life satisfaction in retirees. Therefore, this intervention can be used in programs designed for retirees.