Effects of Positive Psychotherapy on Depression, Resilience, Quality of Life, and Suicidal Behaviours in Women Population

Abstract

Background: Suicide is associated with feelings of despair and helplessness, high and unbearable stress, and the need to escape from the current situation due to the increasing rate of suicide among women in India and the lack of social support. This study aimed to evaluate Positive Psychotherapy on Depression, Resilience, Quality of Life, and Suicidal Behaviors in women population.
Material and methods: The research method used was semi-experimental which constitutes pre and post-test, and control groups. Statistical population was 15 to 35-year-old women living in urban slums of Srikakulam city with attempted suicide in 2021 - 2022. Thirty women were chosen via accessible sampling and placed in the experiment and control groups randomly. Both groups completed the Beck Depression Inventory, the Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire, and the WHOQOL Quality of Life Questionnaire at the pre and post-test stages. ANCOVA analyzed collected data.
Result: The average depression score decreases from 32.33 to 20.70, resiliency score increases from 47.93 to 59.53, and quality of life score increases from 6.22 to 7.33 in the test group. Positive psychotherapy on women with attempted suicide causes depression to decrease (eta square=0.542), resiliency increase (eta square=0.403), and quality of life improvement (eta square=0.375).
Conclusion: Positive psychotherapy causes a significant decrease in depression, but resiliency and quality of life significantly increase.