Impact of solution focused brief therapy on Psychological well-being and resiliency attitudes of widows in ebenezer methodist society, prampram Ebenezer Noble Nartey

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) on psychological well-being and resiliency attitudes of widows in the Ebenezer Methodist Society, Prampram. Six hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Forty widows met the inclusion criteria and were used as the sample. The 40 participants were put into two groups- the experimental and control groups. Each group consisted of 20 participants. The quasi-experimental design was used for the study. The Outcome Questionnaire 45 (OQ 45), Ryff’s scales of Psychological Well-Being and the Resiliency Attitudes Scale (SAS) were used in collecting the data. The study found that SFBT was very effective in improving the psychological well-being and resiliency attitudes of widows. The results further indicated that years of widowhood, psychological well-being can be adjusted with the help of SFBT. The study again found that, there was a significant strong positive correlation between the socio-economic status and psychological well-being of widows (r=.902, p<.01). Finally, the results showed a strong relationship between socio-economic status and Resiliency Attitudes of widows (r=.823, p<.01). It was recommended that widows in the Ebenezer Methodist Society, Prampram, should be exposed to solution-focused brief therapy to improve their psychological well-being and resiliency attitudes during widowhood.