The effectiveness of cognitive hope therapy training on feelings of shame and guilt in women in Garmsar

AbstractIntroduction: Feelings of shame and guilt are two negative emotions that it seems to women to face these emotions due to cultural factors is inevitable and it is necessary to think of measures to reduce these emotions accordingly. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive hope therapy training on feelings of shame and guilt in women in Garmsar city. Materials and Method: In the present study, a single-group pretest-posttest design was used. The statistical population of the study was women in Garmsar city in 1400 who had at least 5 years of cohabitation. The sample size was 30 people. Available sampling method was determined voluntarily. The group received an online cognitive hope therapy program for two months. The research instrument was Marshal, Softs and Tangni (1994) Shame and Sin Questionnaire..Results: The data analysis method was paired sample T test. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the group at the level of 0.001.Conclusion Therefore, it can be concluded that cognitive hope therapy with different techniques can reduce negative emotions and ultimately reduce women's shame and guilt.