The Effectiveness of Coping Therapy on Cortisol of Women with Stress in Interpersonal Relationships

he aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coping therapy on the regulation of cortisol in women with stress in interpersonal relationships. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design. The statistical population included women with stress in interpersonal relationships and having adolescent children studying in District 2 of Qom. For this purpose, 100 of these individuals answered the Maccabin Life Stress Questionnaire, by available sampling. Among these people, 34 people who showed the highest level of stress were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 17 people. Cortisol levels in both groups were taken in three stages by venous blood sample after 12 hours of fasting, from 7:45 to 8 am, and evaluated by Momobind kit with ELISA method. Inclusion criteria was age of 25 to 50 years and marriage status; Exclusion criteria was education less than tenth grade or more than diploma, no history of physical and mental illnesses that interfere with research, corticosteroids, diseases such as lupus, heart disease, etc. The experimental group was exposed to 14 sessions of coping therapy and the experimental group was exposed to 14 sessions of neutral intervention in the field of medical education and health. The results were extracted by MANCOVA statistical method by SPSS-26 and showed that therapeutic response reduced cortisol. As a result, this treatment can be used to regulate the cortisol hormone in women exposed to stress.