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Effects of an Empowerment Program on Promoting Self-reliance Among Low-income Welfare Recipients in Korea: A Repeated-measures Design

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: PURPOSE: This study examined the effectiveness of an empowerment program based on reality therapy in helping low-income welfare recipients become self-reliant. METHODS: test, or Fisher's exact test, and generalized estimating equations (GEE). RESULTS: GEE revealed significant group × time interaction effects on self-sufficiency motivation, self-esteem, and empowerment, after adjusting the baseline scores for the three outcome variables. CONCLUSION: The developed empowerment program significantly improved self-sufficiency motivation, self-esteem, and empowerment among welfare recipients who accessed self-sufficiency services at local self-sufficiency centers. This study provides direction for the development of psychosocial empowerment programs to help welfare recipients become self-reliant. Future research should focus on the long-term effects of this empowerment program. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study was retrospectively registered with the Clinical Research Information Service of Korea (https://cris.nih.go.kr) under the registration number KCT0009782 on September 10, 2024.

Source: Asian Nursing Research

DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2025.05.004

Authors: Myungsun Hyun, Dabok Noh, Eunyoung Park

Institutions: Ajou University, Eulji University, Chungnam National University

Language: English

Topic: Social Sciences and Policies

Subfield: General Social Sciences

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,500