Mental Health, Hope, and Psychological Capital in Women with Addicted and Healthy Husbands

Comparison of Mental Health, Hope, and Psychological Capital between Women with Addicted and HealthyHusbands. This casual-comparative study was performed between two groups of women having addicted andhealthy husbands (each n=۵۰) in GonbadKavous city (in Iran). Sampling was done voluntarily by conveniencemethod. The tools used were General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-۲۸), Snyder's Hope Scale and PsychologicalCapital Questionnaire (PCQ). Data was analyzed using SPSS software and MANCOVA method. There was asignificant difference between the mental health, hope and psychological capital scores of women with addictedand healthy spouses, so that physical symptoms, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness of those with addictedspouses were higher and they had lower general health. Given the importance of mental health, hope, andpsychological capital, therapists and policy makers should strive to develop programs with a special preventionapproach for women with addicted spouses.

Keywords:

Mental Health , Psychological Capital , Hope , Women With Addicted Spouses