چکیده مقاله
Background and Aim: Major depressive disorder MDD is associated with deficits in emotion regulation and experiential avoidance, which perpetuate the cycle of depression This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion fatigue therapy CFT in improving emotion regulation and reducing experiential avoidance in patients with major depression Research Method: In a quasi experimental study with a pretest posttest design and a control group, ۳۰ patients with MDD were selected from Kermanshah psychology clinics and randomly divided into two experimental groups ۱۵ people and control ۱۵ people , and the research was conducted in ۲۰۲۴ Experimental group The group received ۸ weekly sessions of compassion therapy based on the Gilbert model, while the control group did not receive any intervention Data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory II, Emotion Regulation, and Experiential Avoidance Questionnaires and analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance MANCOVA in SPSS software Findings: The results showed that compassion therapy significantly improved emotional regulation from ۲۱ ۳ to ۳۲ ۷ and reduced experiential avoidance from ۴۱ ۵ to ۲۸ ۲ in the experimental group p < ۰ ۰۰۱ , while the changes in the control group were insignificant The effect size of the intervention for emotional regulation ۰ ۸۳ and experiential avoidance ۰ ۸۱ indicated a strong effect of the treatment Conclusion: Compassion therapy, by enhancing self compassion and reducing self criticism, acts as an effective intervention in improving emotion regulation and reducing experiential avoidance in patients with major depression The findings highlight the importance of incorporating approaches based on acceptance and self compassion into depression treatment programs It is recommended that future studies with larger samples and long term follow up examine the durability of the effects of this approach
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نویسندگان
Sara Mortazavi
MA student in clinical psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Mortazavi، Sara،1403،Investigating the effectiveness of compassion therapy on emotion regulation and experiential avoidance in individuals with major depression،پنجمین کنفرانس بین المللی سلامت، علوم تربیتی و روانشناس�
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مجموعه مقالات پنجمین کنفرانس بین المللی سلامت، علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی31 مرداد 1403