The effect of group positive psychotherapy on social competence of women candidates for cosmetic rhinoplasty

ackground and Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of group positive psychotherapy on social competence in women candidates for cosmetic rhinoplasty in Isfahan city. Methods: The research design was a semi-experimental pre-test-posttest, controlled study and available sampling method was used. From all women refered to relavant centers for cosmetic rhinoplasty in the third quarter (October, November and December) of 2018, 50 participants were selected. After filling social adequacy questionnaire, 30 individuals who obtained the lowest score, were selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Subsequently, positive group intervention was performed on the experimental group in 10 sessions of 2 hours based on the Rashid protocol (2015). Then the participants of both groups were asked to answer the questionnaire of social adequacy. Finally, the data were analyzed by SPSS-23 software in two descriptive and inferential sections. Results: The results showed that group positive psychotherapy increased social competence on a general scale and its dimensions in women who were applicant for cosmetic surgery in the experimental group in post-test phase and these changes are statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusion: Positive psychotherapy can be used as an interventional and therapeutic method for women applying for rhinoplasty surgery to improve the social competence.