Examining the Self-Efficacy of Divorced Women and Married Women in Pardis City

The present study was conducted aiming to investigate the self-efficacy of divorced women and married women in Pardis City. The research sample included 50 divorced women and 40 married women who were randomly selected using the clustering sampling method. The participants completed the research tools, including the Connor-Davidson Resilience scale (CD-RISC) and Rolandic et al. self-efficacy scale (1986). The descriptive research design of the causal-comparative type was used. Independent group t-statistics and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used for the data analysis. According to the results, it was found that there is a significant difference between the self-efficacy of divorced women and married women, and based on the average scores, divorced women have less self-efficacy than married women. As a result, it can be said that in divorced women, the obstacles and problems of life cause them to expect less success in overcoming problems and not to be consistent in their efforts, to have less confidence in their abilities, and to have doubts, and generally have less self-efficacy than other married women.