The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral Fordyce happiness training on psychological well-being and experienced Stress women with physical-motor disabilities

Due to the psychosocial consequences of disability and the need for study it, the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral Fordyce happiness training on psychological well-being and experienced stress in women with physical-motor disabilities. This study is quasi-experimental. The study population included all women with physical-motor disabilities in physical-motor disabilities association in Ardabil city that among them 30 people selected by convenience sampling method and randomly were assigned into experimental and control groups. To collect the data, Ryff's Scale of Psychological Well-being and Holmes- Rahe Stress scale was used. The analysis of covariance used for data analysis. Results showed that there are significant differences in the mean of stress and psychological well-being scores among the training and control group. So that, after the happiness training program, scores in stress significantly decreased and psychological well-being significantly increased in the experimental group. According to the obtained results, it can state that cognitive-behavioral Fordyce happiness training is effective on psychological well-being and psychological pressures in women with physical-motor disabilities. Therefore, the attention of counselors and psychologists of rehabilitation centers is essential for psychological interventions in improving the mental health of disabled people.