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Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the benefit, or otherwise, of a personal development program to non working women who are rearing children. The women who participated in the study were able to evaluate their individual need for behavioural change through exposure to the program, the topics of which integrated personal development and feminist theory. The latter explored the dichotomy between the programmed choices of stereotypical gender socialisation and the more conscious choices appropriate to the womens developmental stage of life.
The women used notebooks in a process of recording their thoughts and feelings throughout the program, noting the influence that certain topics had in eliciting behaviour change. They reported on the benefits, or otherwise, of the program in enhancing their self-esteem and well being.
The results of this study confirmed the need for health-care workers to assess the specific mental health issues of women who are full-time wives and mothers, and to implement group interventions to reduce their isolation, and empower them to take more control of their lives.