THE COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REALITY THERAPY, POSITIVE LOOKING AND INTEGRATED MODEL ON INCREASE OF MOTHERS HARDINESS (WHO HAVE BLIND CHILDREN) OF TEHRAN CITY

Abstract

The goal of present research is the comparison of effectiveness of reality therapy, positive looking and integrated model (reality therapy and positive looking) on increase of mother’s hardiness (who have blind children). The statistical society is mothers (who have blind children) of Tehran city. 60 persons of research sample were selected according to purposeful sampling and their score at Kobasa hardiness questionnaire (score less than average) and they were replaced randomly at four groups of 15members (three test group and one control group). Research method is semi-experimental and for data analysis, we
have used covariance analysis test. The results show that all of them are effective on mother s’ hardiness (who have blind children). At comparison between these methods, positive looking on increase of mother s’ hardiness (who have blind children) was more effective than integrated psychical therapy.