Mirshahi F, Ahmadi E, Samadi M.
(2025). The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on social responsibility, psychological well-being and happiness of the Elderly people with substance use disorders. Rooyesh. 14(8), 59-68.
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1- PhD student in psychology, Psychology Department, Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Associate Professor of psychology, Psychology Department, Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran. , amiraliahmadi91@yahoo.com
Abstract: (65 Views)
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on social responsibility, psychological well-being, and happiness of Elderly people with substance use disorders. The present study is a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all elderly people with stimulant-dependent disorders in Rasht in 2024. From this statistic, 30 elderly people with stimulant-dependent disorders were selected using purposive and accessible sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The instruments of this study included Salkovskis's Social Responsibility Questionnaire (2000), Ryff Psychological Well-Being (1989), and Oxford Happiness (1990). The experimental group participated in 8 sessions, one session per week, each session lasting 60 minutes, based on the content of Hayes' acceptance and commitment therapy sessions. Data were analyzed using analysis of Multivariate analysis of covariance. The findings showed that, after controlling for the pretest effect, there was a significant difference between the posttest means of social responsibility, psychological well-being, and happiness in the experimental and control groups at the (P<0.001) level. According to the research findings, it can be stated that intervention based on ACT can be an appropriate approach to improve social responsibility, psychological well-being, and happiness in Elderly people with substance use disorders.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2025/01/16 | Accepted: 2025/03/17 | ePublished: 2025/11/1