en خانواده و گروه درماني Family and group therapy پژوهشي Original Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective: </strong>This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive group therapy on self-efficacy and depression among divorced women.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. In this study, all divorced women referring to Hazrate Zeinab Charity Institution in Varamin City, Iran were considered as the statistical population with a sample size of 30 subjects who were selected via purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). A weekly cognitive group therapy was applied to the experimental group for 12 sessions, but the control group was placed on the waiting list. Assessment instruments consisted of general self-efficacy scale and Beck depression questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariable analysis of covariance.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Results:</strong> Cognitive group therapy led to significant increase in self-efficacy (df=1, P<0.05, F=66.05) and significant decrease in depression (df=1, P<0.05, F=108.65) among divorced women.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> According to the results, cognitive group therapy is an effective way of decreasing depression and increasing self-efficiency in divorced women.</div> Cognitive group therapy, Self-efficacy, Depression, Divorced women 231 238 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-533-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Esmaeil Asadpour dr.iasadpour@yahoo.com 0000-0002-2516-6635 Yes Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Kharazmi university Maryam Sadat Hosseini maryamalsadathoseiny@gmail.com No Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Kharazmi university