How did the Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) change family employee females through Single case experimental designs (SCED)? Decreased the Work-family conflict and increased the psychological well-being

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1 Department of Psychology and Educational Silences, Faculty of Humanities, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Objective: Managing occupational burnout facilitates the restoration of psychological well-being and is influenced by factors such as work-family conflict.
Methods:  The current research aimed to determine the effectiveness of MBCT on work-family conflict and psychological well-being in women with a Single Case Experimental Design of the AB type. The statistical population comprised all employed women who sought counseling at the Mehrazin Center in 2023. For data collection, Rastegar Khaled's Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire (2006) and Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale (1989) were utilized. It was observed that an improvement percentage below 50% indicates the intervention is not clinically significant, except for Participant 3. Additionally, the fact that the Reliable Change Index is greater than 1.96 at P < 0.05 suggests that the intervention holds statistical significance. With 95% confidence, it can be stated that the observed change in post-test scores is statistically significant. The analysis of the data was conducted through chart analysis, the Percentage of Non-overlapping Data (PND), and the Percentage of Overlapping Data (POD).
Results: The research revealed that the psychological well-being scores of the three subjects improved by 30.6% overall, and their work changes and overall improvement percentage were 36.9%. These scores indicate a change and increase in psychological well-being, as well as a reduction in work-family conflict. In all three participants, the acceptable change index (RCI) for both variables was RCI≥1.96, at the 95% confidence level, indicating that the intervention was statistically significant.
Conclusion: It is recommended that this method be explored and utilized as an effective intervention for enhancing psychological well-being and reducing work-family conflict.

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  • Receive Date: 03 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 11 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 12 September 2024

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