The Effectiveness of Fisher’s Rebuilding Group Intervention on Divorce Adjustment and General Health of Iranian Divorced Women

ABSTRACT

This research explores the effects of participating in the Rebuilding Seminar on postdivorce adjustment and the general health of divorced women in Arak, Iran. For this quasi-experimental study, 15 participants were recruited through convenience sampling. Prior to the participation in group intervention, participants were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire, the Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS), and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ–28). Participants then completed the 10 weekly, 2-hour group intervention program. After the completion of the group intervention, postintervention questionnaires were administered. Results indicate that this particular educational program affected adjustment in participants on all subscales of the FDAS, except for social self-worth. The results also suggest that the intervention program was effective on all subscales of the GHQ–28, except for somatic symptoms. Due to numerous changes in the life of divorced women and the stressful nature of divorce, designing and implementing effective intervention plans seems necessary and constructive.

KEYWORDS:

• adjustment
• divorce
• FDAS
• Fisher
• GHQ–28

Acknowledgments

This article and the findings are based on the PhD thesis of the first author. We would like to take the opportunity to express our gratitude and appreciation to all those who kindly agreed to participate in this study.