Effectiveness of Training Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, and Achievement Motivation on Quality of Life in Physically Disabled Females

The purpose of this study was to examine and compare effectiveness of training achievement motivation, self-efficacy and self-esteem on quality of life of physically disabled females in Isfahan.

For sampling 80 females aging 18-35 years old, members of Isfahanian Society of Disables were selected randomly, and after response to WHO'S Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), forty of them whose quality of life scores were lower were selected as final sample and assigned randomly to three experimental groups and one control group. Afterwards, nine weekly sessions of self-esteem group training, self-efficacy group training, and achievement motivation group training were administrated for 1, 2, and 3 experimental groups respectively. Post-test of WHOQOL-BREF was administrated at the end of training sessions. Moreover, a demographic characteristics questionnaire was used to assess subjects’ demographic characteristics.

Covariance analysis showed that achievement motivation group training and self-efficacy group training had a significant effect on quality of life's total score (P = 0/043 and P = 0/048 respectively), but self esteem group training did not have significant effect (P=0/193). Furthermore, there was no significant difference between the effect of achievement motivation group training, self efficacy group training and self esteem group training. The results also revealed a significant effect on achievement motivation group training (P = 0/049), self-efficacy group training (P = 0/005) and self esteem group training (P = 0/013) on mental health domain of quality of life; self esteem group training, self-efficacy group training and achievement motivation group training had no significant effect on physical health and environmental health domains of quality of life.

The utilized interventions this study could be effective on improving the quality of life in physically disabled individuals and consequently their rehabilitation.