effects of emotion regulation-based educational intervention on psychological resilience in hospitalized veterans’ spouses

Aims: this quasi-experimental study examined the efficacy of an emotion regulation-based educational intervention in enhancing psychological resilience among spouses of veterans hospitalized at ebne sina psychiatric hospital.materials & methods: forty participants were randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. the experimental group underwent eight 90-minute emotion regulation training sessions twice weekly, incorporating gross’s and lazarus’s models, while controls received no intervention. psychological resilience was assessed using the connor-davidson resilience scale (cd-risc) at pre-test and post-test. data were analyzed via ancova using spss 26.findings: post-test resilience scores significantly increased in the experimental group (72.6±7.8) compared to controls (57.3±8.9; p<0.001). all cd-risc subscales (tolerance of negative emotions, trust in instincts, acceptance of change, control, and spiritual influences) showed statistically significant improvements (p<0.001 for all), with large effect sizes (cohen’s d=1.35-1.82).conclusion: structured emotion regulation training effectively enhances psychological resilience in veterans’ spouses. integrating such interventions into mental health programs for veterans’ families is recommended to mitigate caregiving-related stress.