Discussion
anxiety, HPL behaviors, frustration, nutritional behaviors, depression, Logotherapy
SAID
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of VL on HPL among single-parent adolescent girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings showed that VL significantly improved HPL among these girls. This is in agreement with the findings of previous studies [The findings of the present study revealed that VL had significant positive effects on the nutritional behaviors of single-parent adolescent girls. Healthy nutrition is a key component of adolescent health [We also found that VL significantly improved participants’ mean score of physical activity. This dimension refers to a healthy and regular physical activity pattern in lifestyle [Study findings also revealed significant increase in the mean score of the health responsibility dimension of HPL after VL. This is in line with the findings of a study in China which showed that meaning-based psychological intervention significantly improved health and life responsibility in Chinese college students [We also found that VL significantly improved participants’ stress management ability. Single-parent adolescents are vulnerable to stress. Different studies in Iran have shown that logotherapy helps individuals find meaning and purpose in life and thereby, improves their general health and quality of life and reduces their anxiety and depression [Our findings also indicated that VL had significant positive effects on the social support dimension of HPL. The social support can positively affect engagement in HPL behaviors [VL in the present study also significantly improved life appreciation among single-parent adolescent girls. Life appreciation refers to purposefulness in life [The logotherapy intervention in the present study was virtually implemented due to COVID-19-related restrictions such as physical distancing. Most healthcare providers resorted to virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic [Some eligible girls could not participate in the study due to their limited access to smart phone. Virtual methods have some limitations such as clients’ preference to receive face-to-face services, limited access of some clients to information technology, inappropriateness of these methods for some types of counseling, lack of official guidelines, heavier workload, limited financial and organizational support, lack of the necessary infrastructures, and limited supervision [Generally, in explaining the above results, it can be said that changing behavior, lifestyle improvement and health promotion require motivation and responsibility in people. Logotherapy is also an approach that tries to reduce frustration and create motivation in people to increase their responsibility towards their health and lifestyle. It seems that the results of this research are also due to the increase in motivation, hope, and responsibility of people under the influence of logotherapy.