Document Type : Original Quantitative and Qualitative Research Paper
Authors
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Master of Social Work. Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences. Yazd University. Yazd. Iran.
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Assistant professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences. Yazd University, Yazd. Iran.
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Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
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Master Student of Social Work, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences. Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
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Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University Of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
10.22038/ebcj.2025.89062.3160
Abstract
Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable period, and the experience of migration leads to psychosocial stress, increasing the need for education and enhancement of self-care skills. Consequently, empowering the self-care abilities of migrant adolescents is essential.
Aim: To determine the effect of group social work intervention with an empowerment approach on the self-care of Afghan adolescents, focused on the physical, psychosocial, and emotional dimensions.
Method: This quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and experimental and control groups was conducted from September 2023 to November 2024. Afghan students were randomly assigned to two groups of experimental and control (n=15 in each group). The data collection tool included the Adolescent Self-Care Questionnaire (AS-CLQ), which consisted of eight sessions of a self-care-based training workshop. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention.
Results: There was a significant difference between the self-care scores of the control and experimental groups in the post-test phase (P<0.05). Also, group social work intervention with an empowerment approach is effective on self-care and its dimensions, but not on the emotional self-care dimension (P<0.05).
Implication for practice: Group social work intervention with an empowerment approach improved self-care among Afghan adolescents. Therefore, it is expected that the results of this study be used in designing educational and support programs for refugee and immigrant adolescents.
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