the effectiveness of cognitive group therapy on self-efficacy and depression among divorced women

Objective: this research aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive group therapy on self-efficacy and depression among divorced women. methods: this was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. in this study, all divorced women referring to hazrate zeinab charity institution in varamin city, iran were considered as the statistical population with a sample size of 30 subjects who were selected via purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). a weekly cognitive group therapy was applied to the experimental group for 12 sessions, but the control group was placed on the waiting list. assessment instruments consisted of general self-efficacy scale and beck depression questionnaire. the obtained data were analyzed using multivariable analysis of covariance. results: cognitive group therapy led to significant increase in self-efficacy (df=1, p<0.05, f=66.05) and significant decrease in depression (df=1, p<0.05, f=108.65) among divorced women. conclusion: according to the results, cognitive group therapy is an effective way of decreasing depression and increasing self-efficiency in divorced women.