The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on psychosocial support to Improve psychological empowerment Level among Refugees in Jordan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a training program based on psychosocial support to improve the level of psychological empowerment among refugees in Jordan. The study sample consisted of (38) refugees in Irbid governorate, and they were randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group (n = 19) refugees (the group which received the training program) and the control group (n = 19) refugees (without any training intervention). To achieve the study objectives, the psychological empowerment Scale was adapted and used to collect the study data in the pre- and post- tests for the two study groups and to carry out the follow-up tests for the members of the experimental group only as well as to a training program based on psychosocial support. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups and the differences are in favor of the experimental group. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the average performance of the experimental group on psychological empowerment Scale in the post-test, and their average scores on the same scale on the follow-up test, which reflects the stability of the program’s impact.