Javad Dorostkar - Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Gholamreza Manshaee - Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Zahra Yousefi - Department of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Introduction: Emotional resilience can improve individuals' mental health by increasing their mental toughness. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of emotional resilience training in aggression and the psychological capital of assault and battery offenders.Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design and a control group. The statistical population included all assault and battery offenders in the Isfahan Central Prison in ۲۰۲۰. Using purposive sampling, ۳۰ assault and battery offenders were selected and randomly divided them into experimental (n=۱۵) and control (n=۱۵) groups. The experimental group underwent ۱۲ sessions (۹۰-minute sessions) of emotional resilience training. The research instruments included Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire. The repeated measures ANOVA and SPSS version ۲۳.۰ were used to analyze the data.Results: The results showed that emotional resilience training had a significant effect on aggression and the psychological capital of assault and battery offenders (p<۰.۰۰۱). The mean±SD of the post-test scores of aggression and psychological capital in the experimental group was ۹۲.۵۳±۱۴.۲۵ and ۱۰۳.۳۳±۷.۹۷ which was significantly different from the control groups.Conclusion: The emotional resilience training was effective in reducing aggression and increasing the psychological capital in assault and battery offenders.

Emotional Resilience, aggression, psychological capital, Assault and Battery Offenders