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Forough Jafari
, Seyedehdorsa Siadati, Fredrike Bannink
The study highlights the concept of education-family conflict, where educational roles clash with familial obligations, negatively affecting the sense of coherence and social acceptance of married female students. Previous studies have highlighted the increasing tendency ofmarriedwomen to pursuehighereducationandcareeradvancement,whichwouldemphasizetheneedforpsychological interventions to support them. The study introduces Positive-Cognitive Behavioral GroupTherapy (PCBGT) as anovel interventiontoaddress theseconcerns.Basedontheireducation-familyconflict scores, senseof coherence, andsocial acceptance, sixtymarriedfemalestudents (aged25-35)were purposively selected and equally assigned to experimental and control groups.The experimental group engaged ineightweekly 90-minutePCBGTsessions.DatawereanalyzedusingOne-wayANOVA withrepeatedmeasures.Thefindings underscorePCBGT’s potential toempowerstudents,enhancing their senseof coherence, manageability,meaningfulness,andsocialacceptance,persistingup to three months post-intervention. PCBGT enhances the sense of coherence by helping individuals recognize and apply their signature strengths, manage emotions, cultivate self-acceptance, and develop a more comprehensiveandmeaningful outlookon life. It alsofosters social acceptancebypromotingselfcompassion, identifying strengths, regulating emotions, and enhancing interpersonal skills through structuredsessions,ultimatelyimprovingindividuals’interactions andrelationships.However, further investigation is necessary to comprehensively understand how PCBGT influences the sense of coherenceandsocial acceptanceamongmarriedfemalestudents managing education-familyconflic
