The effectiveness of emotional therapy on life expectancy and self-efficacy in depressed women with suicidal thoughts

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional therapy on life expectancy and self-efficacy in depressed women with suicidal thoughts. The method of the present research was an experimental object and of the pre-test and post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all female clients with depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts who were referred to two counseling centers in Arak City in the fall and winter of 2022, and 30 of these people were selected by convenience sampling and by simple random sampling in two The experimental group (15 people) and the control group (15 people) were placed. Participants responded to Snyder et al.'s life expectancy scale (1991), Scherer et al.'s (1982) self-efficacy questionnaire, and Beck's suicidal ideation scale, and the experimental group underwent emotion-oriented intervention in 8 60-minute sessions. The data were analyzed using multivariate and univariate covariance analysis using SPSS-26 software.  The results showed that emotional therapy increased life expectancy (path and agency) and self-efficacy in the participants in the post-test phase (p<0.05).  Therefore, this treatment method can be used in the treatment of depression symptoms and its effects such as reduced life expectancy and self-efficacy.