Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of self-compassion-based mindfulness training on self-criticism, shame, and perceived stigma in substance-dependent individuals undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all drug-dependent patients treated with methadone who referred to addiction treatment centers in Kashan city in 2024. Among these, 32 people were selected by available sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental (16 people) and control (16 people) groups. The participants of both groups completed self-criticism, external shame, and Substance Abuse Stigma Scale in the pre-test and post-test. Mindfulness training based on self-compassion was carried out on the experimental group in 8 90-minute sessions with the frequency of one session per week. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups and mindfulness training based on self-compassion can reduce self-criticism and shame and improve perceived stigma in drug-dependent people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.
Conclusion: According to the obtained results, experts in the field of addiction can emphasize the improvement of self-criticism, shame and the improvement of perceived stigma by using mindfulness training based on self-compassion.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all drug-dependent patients treated with methadone who referred to addiction treatment centers in Kashan city in 2024. Among these, 32 people were selected by available sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental (16 people) and control (16 people) groups. The participants of both groups completed self-criticism, external shame, and Substance Abuse Stigma Scale in the pre-test and post-test. Mindfulness training based on self-compassion was carried out on the experimental group in 8 90-minute sessions with the frequency of one session per week. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups and mindfulness training based on self-compassion can reduce self-criticism and shame and improve perceived stigma in drug-dependent people undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.
Conclusion: According to the obtained results, experts in the field of addiction can emphasize the improvement of self-criticism, shame and the improvement of perceived stigma by using mindfulness training based on self-compassion.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Rehabilitation counseling
Received: 2024/10/1 | Accepted: 2025/08/4
Received: 2024/10/1 | Accepted: 2025/08/4
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