The effects of the interpersonal problem-solving skills education on the burnout of housewifes

This study was conducted to examine the effect of interpersonal problem-solving skills training on burnout in housewives. In the study, a quasi-experimental design type of 'pretest-posttest experimental, control and placebo group experimental model' was used. A total of 35 housewives participated in the study, 10 in the experimental group, 14 in the control group and 11 in the placebo group. The housewives in the experimental group were given a 7-session "Interpersonal Problem-Solving Skills Training Program". The housewives in the placebo group were given a 7-session "Sewing and Needlework Course". No procedure was applied to the housewives in the control group. The Burnout Scale in Housewives and the Personal Information Form were used as measurement tools in the study. When the results of the Two-Factor Anova for Mixed Measurements conducted with the research data were examined, it was seen that the Burnout Scale in Housewives; boring and tiring home environment dimension mean scores did not differ statistically significantly according to the experimental, control and placebo group participants being at different times and being in different groups at different times; the mean scores of the lack of support dimension differed statistically significantly from the pretest and posttest mean scores of the experimental group members and the posttest mean scores were statistically significantly lower, but the lack of support mean scores did not differ statistically significantly according to the experimental, control and placebo group participants being in different groups at different times. The research findings show that the boring-tiring home environment dimension mean scores of the experimental group participants did not decrease statistically significantly compared to the placebo group and control group participants; there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest mean scores of the lack of support dimension of the experimental group participants, and the posttest scores were statistically significantly lower than the pretest scores; the mean scores of the lack of support dimension of the experimental group participants did not decrease statistically significantly compared to the placebo and control group participants. Keywords: Burnout, interpersonal problem solving, housewife.