The Effectiveness of Group Hope Therapy Based on the Snyder's Theory on Self-Efficacy of Physical and Mobility Impairments Men

Disability is one of the realities of the world today that has many undeniable impact on society and people. This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group hope therapy based on the Snyder's theory on self-efficacy of physical and mobility impairments men.
This research was a quasi-experiment with pretest-posttest and a control group. The statistical population included all the physical and mobility impairments men who covered by welfare organization of Kamyaran city in 2015-2016. Thirty men were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups.(Each group contain fifteen persons) The experimental group received eight sessions of ninety minutes hope therapy training while the control group did not receive any. As a pretest and posttest; Each group completed the self-efficacy(SGSES) questionnaire. The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance method with using of SPSS software.
The results showed that there was significant difference between self-efficacy variables of two groups. On the other hand hope therapy significantly increased self-efficacy of physical and mobility impairments men.(P This study showed that hope therapy led to increasing self-efficacy of physical and mobility impairments men. So implementation of such educational programs in social work clinics and welfare centers are recommended.