Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Psychological Hardiness and Fear of Pregnancy in Women Aged 20-30

Memarzade, Golnaz; Taghvaee, Alireza

doi:10.30473/ijohp.2026.77616.1449

Document Type : research

Authors

Golnaz Memarzade ¹
Alireza Taghvaee ²

¹ MSc, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Nain Branch, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Nain Branch, Iran

10.30473/ijohp.2026.77616.1449

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy on fear of pregnancy and psychological toughness in women aged 20 to 30 in Isfahan in the spring of 2025.
Method: From the statistical population that met the inclusion criteria, 30 married women were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (emotion-focused therapy) and a control group. The instruments used included Kiamarsi et al.'s Psychological Toughness Questionnaire (1377) and Bayrampour's Fear of Pregnancy Questionnaire (2016). The experimental group underwent emotion-focused therapy in ten 60-minute sessions for two months. Then, the questionnaires were administered again in the post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data using SPSS version 28.
Results: The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that emotion-focused therapy had a significant effect on increasing psychological hardiness and reducing fear of pregnancy (p < 0/05).
Conclusion: Therefore, emotion-focused therapy can be recommended as an effective psychotherapy method in promoting mental health and increasing psychological hardiness of women in the pre-pregnancy period or in the face of pregnancy-related concerns. This study's findings can serve as a practical guide for psychologists, counselors, and researchers in mental health and reproductive health.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Psychological interventions in health and diseases

Article Title [Persian]

اثربخشی درمان متمرکز بر هیجان بر سرسختی روانشناختی و ترس از بارداری در زنان 20 تا 30 ساله

Authors [Persian]

گلناز معمارزاده ¹
علیرضا تقوائی ²

¹ کارشناسی ارشد، گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد نایین، ایران

² استادیار، گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد نایین، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی اثربخشی درمان متمرکز بر هیجان بر ترس از بارداری و سرسختی روان‌شناختی در زنان 20 تا 30 ساله شهر اصفهان در بهار 1404 انجام شد. از جامعه آماری که معیارهای ورود به مطالعه را داشتند، 30 زن متأهل به صورت هدفمند انتخاب و به صورت تصادفی در دو گروه آزمایش (درمان متمرکز بر هیجان) و کنترل قرار گرفتند. ابزارهای مورد استفاده شامل پرسشنامه سرسختی روان‌شناختی کیامرثی و همکاران (1377) و پرسشنامه ترس از بارداری بایرام‌پور (1395) بود. گروه آزمایش در ده جلسه 60 دقیقه‌ای به مدت دو ماه تحت درمان متمرکز بر هیجان قرار گرفتند. سپس، پرسشنامه‌ها دوباره در پس‌آزمون اجرا شدند. برای تجزیه و تحلیل داده‌ها از تحلیل کوواریانس چند متغیره با استفاده از نرم‌افزار SPSS نسخه 28 استفاده شد. نتایج تحلیل کوواریانس چند متغیره نشان داد که درمان متمرکز بر هیجان تأثیر معناداری بر افزایش و کاهش ترس از بارداری و سرسختی روان‌شناختی دارد (05/0 > p). بنابراین، می‌توان درمان متمرکز بر هیجان را به عنوان یک روش روان‌درمانی مؤثر در ارتقای سلامت روان و افزایش سرسختی روان‌شناختی زنان در دوران پیش از بارداری یا در مواجهه با نگرانی‌های مرتبط با بارداری توصیه کرد. یافته‌های این مطالعه می‌تواند راهنمای عملی برای روانشناسان، مشاوران و پژوهشگران حوزه سلامت روان و بهداشت باروری باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

درمان متمرکز بر هیجان
سرسختی روان‌شناختی
ترس از بارداری
سلامت روان
روان‌شناسی سلامت

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Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Psychological Hardiness and Fear of Pregnancy in Women Aged 20-30

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Volume 8, Issue 4 - Serial Number 26
December 2025

Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Psychological Hardiness and Fear of Pregnancy in Women Aged 20-30

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Volume 8, Issue 4 - Serial Number 26December 2025

Volume 8, Issue 4 - Serial Number 26
December 2025