The effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on social functioning, fear of negative evaluation and anger rumination in the cultural background of divorced women

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on social functioning, fear of negative evaluation and anger rumination on divorced women cultural background.The statistical population included all divorced women in Isfahan city on May 2024.The sample subsumed 30 divorced women who refereed to Aftab Visitation Center and were selected by convenience sampling procedure.The participants were assigned in two experimental and control group fifteen individuals each.The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test-posttest and control group.The data were collected via implementing Self-Assessment Scale of Social Adaptation by Bosc et al. (1997), the Fear of Negative Evaluation Questionnaire by Watson & Friend (1969), and the Anger Rumination Scale by Sukhodolsky et al. (2001).The data was analyzed through applying analysis of covariance.The findings showed that group therapy based on acceptance and commitment increased social functioning and reduced fear of negative evaluation and anger rumination in divorced women (p0.05).As a result, according to group therapy based on acceptance and commitment, which had improved the conditions of divorced women, nowadays, it would no longer be necessary for divorced women to endure unpleasant marital conditions despite the cultural, social and psychological consequences.