The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Perceived Stress and Resiliency of Women with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Based On Cultural Factors

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotion focused therapy on perceived stress and resiliency of women with obsessive-compulsive disorder based on cultural factors.The statistical population included all women who referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz city in 2024.The sample consisted of 50 women with obsessive-compulsive disorder who were selected according to the convenient sampling procedure among women who referred to one of Ahvaz counseling centers and were randomly assigned into two experimental ( 25people) and control (25 people) groups.The present study was designed as semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group.The research tools included; Cohen et al. (1983) Perceived Stress Scale and Connor & Davidson (2003) Resiliency Questionnaire.The experimental group received emotion-focused therapy for 8 sessions, 90-minutes each.The control group did not receive any intervention.Data was analyzed via using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance(MANCOVA) and Univariate Analysis of Covariance(ANCOVA).The results showed that emotion-focused therapy was effective on the perceived stress and resiliency of women with culture-based obsessive-compulsive disorder, and therefore it could be used as complementary treatment for women with cultural-based obsessions.