An Interventional Case Study On The Negative Emotions Of Urban Older Single Women Under Social Pressure

With the progress of human civilization,women’s social participation in the public sphere has increased significantly.Although the social values created by women and men are equally important,it is worth noting that in the patriarchal society,women’s consciousness awakens,and the pressure under the influence of various factors is also increasing.At present,the urban older single female groups are faced with: the pressure of marriage and love of being older and single;Parents’ high expectations,the importance attached by social circle to marriage value and the pressure of female family role shaping;Workplace competition and promotion pressure;The comparative pressure of married people of the same age.Faced with these pressures,older women in cities are prone to negative emotions such as anxiety,depression,sadness,and even excessive behaviors such as venting anger,self-harm,and cheating revenge.How to take effective social work intervention measures is a realistic topic worthy of study.This paper adopts the case study method,selects Xiaolou,an older single woman in a second-tier city,for investigation,and comprehensively uses the in-depth interview method to understand the negative emotional problems of older single women in cities under the social pressures of marriage,socialization,workplace,family,etc.,sorts out the stressors they face,comprehensively evaluates their negative emotions,and intervenes with rational emotional behavior therapy,aiming at helping the case owners to master and find the irrational problems behind negative emotions.Through effective social work intervention and psychological guidance,it can help the case owner calmly deal with the pressure,relieve negative emotions,reduce anxiety and depression,reduce irrational behavior and improve the quality of life.Through the evaluation of the intervention effect of this social work,this study found that the rational emotional behavior therapy has a remarkable effect on urban older single women when they face negative emotions under pressure.It can help the case owners to build the ability to argue irrational emotions,eliminate the physical and mental harm caused by negative emotions and improve their ability to cope with stress.In addition,this study can also provide case materials and experience for social work to intervene in solving negative emotional problems of older single women in cities to some extent.