The Effectiveness of Religious-based Interpersonal Problem Solving Training on Mental Health of Young Female Prisoners in Kermanshah City
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. 4 (2022),
27 May 2025
,
Page 34-45
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8i4.35506
Abstract
Background and Objective: Nowadays, many efforts have been made in the context of prisons through psychological intervention programs in order to improve the efficiency of prisoners in order to improve the solution of social problems, rebuild their personality and improve their mental health. Therefore, considering the age of prison-based intervention programs, the provision of correctional, educational and educational services, as well as examining its effect on the empowerment of prisoners, is of particular importance. This study was conducted about of the effectiveness of religious-based interpersonal problem solving education on mental health of young female prisoners in Kermanshah city.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental research with control group. The statistical population of this study was all young female prisoners in Kermanshah Central Prison in 2019, that 30 of whom were selected using available sampling method and were randomly assigned to two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The Goldberg Mental Health Questionnaire was used to collect data. Ten two-hour sessions of interpersonal problem-solving training of D’Zurilla & Nezu that combined with religious teachings were held twice a week for the experimental group. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. In this study, all the ethical considerations were observed and the authors reported no conflict of interests.
Results: The results showed that interpersonal problem solving training based on religious teachings had a significant effect on the components of anxiety, social function and depressive symptoms (P<0.05), while the intervention had no significant effect on the component of physical symptoms.
Conclusion: Due to the effective results of religious-based interpersonal problem solving education on mental health, it can be used as a corrective and preventive intervention program for the mental health of young female prisoners.
- Female; Interpersonal problem solving; Mental health; Prison; Religious teachings; Social control
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