The effectiveness of individual empowerment training on Self-efficacy, entrepreneurship and family cohesion in female heads of The household of Ahvaz

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Rezvan Homaei ¹
• Mahin Sayyahi ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

² MA Student of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

Women-Headed Households Are One Of The Most Vulnerable Sections Of Society To Social Harm And Empowerment Can Help Them Alleviate Economic And Social Problems. The Study Aim To Effectiveness Of Individual Empowerment Training On Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurship And Family Cohesion In Female Heads Of The Household In The Test Before And After The Test And Control. The Statistical Population Of Households Headed By Imam Khomeini Relief Committee Was Ahvaz. From This Group, 40 People Were Selected And Randomly Divided Into Two Groups Of 20 Controls And Tested. The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest and post-test design with a control group. In This Research, Sherer's Self-Efficacy Questionnaire And Entrepreneurship Questionnaire Ahmad Poordaryani And Olson's Family Cohesion. During The 9 Sessions, The experimental group received individual empowerment training of KarimiVakil For 60 Minutes. The collected data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (p

Keywords

• "individual empowerment"
• "Self-efficacy"
• "entrepreneurship"
• "family cohesion"
• "women at the head of the household"

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