نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 2. استاد گروه روانشناسی، واحد تهران دانشگاه پیام نور، تهران، ایران
2 کارشناسی ارشد روانشناسی بالینی، واحد تهران دانشگاه پیام نور، تهران، ایران
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کلیدواژهها
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Objective:The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of compassion therapy on the quality of life, distress tolerance, and anxiety of mothers with mentally retarded children.
Methods:The method of this study was a semi-experimental study that was implemented with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group.The statistical population included all mothers with mentally retarded children referred to the Golestan Center in Mashhad in 2022-2023.Considering the inclusion criteria, 30 mothers were selected using the available sampling method and were divided into two experimental and control groups by simple random method. Compassion therapy sessions were implemented in the form of 8 sessions, 1 session per week, and each session lasted 90 minutes.The measurement tools were quality of life questionnaires, distress tolerance questionnaire, and anxiety questionnaire.The data were analyzed using SPSS22 software and with the analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post hoc test.
Findings:The results of the analysis showed that the compassion therapy educational intervention had a significant effect on the quality of life, emotional distress tolerance, and anxiety of mothers (p<0.01). Bonferroni post hoc test showed that the two groups had a significant mean difference of 24.653 in the field of quality of life,14.088 in the field of emotional distress tolerance, and -6.607 in the field of anxiety (p<0.05).
Conclusion:Compassion therapy, focusing on self-kindness, human commonalities, mindfulness, and shared experiences, can improve the quality of life, distress tolerance, and anxiety of mothers with children with intellectual disabilities and can be used as an effective approach to promote their mental health.
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