A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a personal development program for married women who are not in paid work

Bibliographic Data

ID11957741
AuthorsFay Adrienne Rogers (corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume52
Issue1
Pages47-53
Publication date1999-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03124079908414109
OpenAlexW2068124119
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

The aim of this study was to assess the benefit, or otherwise, of a personal development program to non working women who are rearing children. The women who participated in the study were able to evaluate their individual need for behavioural change through exposure to the program, the topics of which integrated personal development and feminist theory. The latter explored the dichotomy between the programmed choices of stereotypical gender socialisation and the more conscious choices appropriate to the womens developmental stage of life. The women used notebooks in a process of recording their thoughts and feelings throughout the program, noting the influence that certain topics had in eliciting behaviour change. They reported on the benefits, or otherwise, of the program in enhancing their self-esteem and well being. The results of this study confirmed the need for health-care workers to assess the specific mental health issues of women who are full-time wives and mothers, and to implement group interventions to reduce their isolation, and empower them to take more control of their lives

Control (management · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Isolation (microbiology · Mental health · Personal care · Personal development · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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