Showing 15 results for Acceptance
Akram Mir Mohammad, ,
Volume 14, Issue 56 (1-2016)
Abstract
Abstrac Purpose:The present study examines the impact of group counseling based on acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT) on the quality of life addicts wives. Method: The population of the study consists of all wives of drug abusers in addiction treatment centers located in Isfahan, Iran. For this purpose, thirty of them and then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Pretest- posttest and follow-up test design were employed in both experimental and control groups. The participants to the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire which assesses the pretest. The experimental group recived 8 sessions of 90 minute acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT) but the control group received no intervention. Immediately after the intervention and amonthe later the participants again responed to the quality of life questionnaire. Result: The results showed that the experimental group who receive intervention based acceptance and commitment to the participants in the control group behind test the quality of life (and subscales) had abetter score. This in creases the score at follow-up was maintained. Conclusion: According to the result we can conclude that group counseling based on acceptance and commitment therapy significant effect.
,
Volume 15, Issue 57 (10-2016)
Abstract
Abstract Background:This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) on communication beliefs and marital satisfaction of the incompatible women referred to the counseling center of the Hakim Sabzevari University. Method: This study is quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest With unequal control group. the population in this study contains all incompatible women referred to the counseling center of the Hakim Sabzevari University in the year 93. The sample consisted of 30 women that are incompatible is purposefully selected and divided into two groups, experimental (15 Person) and control (15 Person) were assigned randomly. Members of the experimental group for 8 sessions of 90-minute group therapy were based on acceptance and commitment. for data collection from Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire (47 questions) and Epstein and Eidelson (1981). communication beliefs (RBI) was used. research data with multivariate analysis of variance were analyzed by SPSS19 software. Results: The results showed that group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) is effecte on communication beliefs and marital satisfaction of the incompatible women and incompatible women in the experimental group compared to the control group in post-test communication beliefs (F= 213/12, P< 0/001) and marital satisfaction (F= 71/19, P< 0/001) showed a significant increase. Conclusion: So, group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) is effecte on communication beliefs and marital satisfaction of the incompatible women.
, , ,
Volume 16, Issue 64 (12-2017)
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was carried out in order to investigation of effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on acceptance and growth after break up in female students with break-up experience in girl students who have already experienced break up at Ahwaz city. The population is consisted of the girl students studying in the university, who experienced an emotional break up at least within 3 months to a year ago. The samples were selected as targeted sampling. The sample includes three girl students who got a score higher than 20 on Love Trauma Syndrome Inventory.
In this research, a non-congruent experimental single case multiple baseline was used and the subjects answered the Admission and Action Questionnaire and Post-traumatic Development and Growth Questionnaire before, during and end of treatment and one month after the last treatment. The data was analyzed as visual, improvement percentage, and Reliable Change Index (RCI). The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy increase acceptance and growth after break up in female students with break-up experience. therapy.
Fatemeh Tabrizi, Mohammad Ghamari, Saiedeh Bazzazian,
Volume 19, Issue 75 (12-2020)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment with integrating Acceptance and Commitment therapy and compassion Focus Therapy on the psychological well-being of divorced women.The research method was quasi-experimental based on a pre-test, post-test design and follow-up with control group. The statistical population were divorced women who were referred to Ameneh Family Counselling Center in Tehran, during of 2016-2017 years. The sample included 32 divorced women who were selected by available and purposive sampling method in three group (2 experimental groups and 1 control group) including12 persons in each group. The first experimental group was received 10 sessions of ACT techniques and second experimental group was received 10 sessions of CFACT techniques (weekly 120 minutes’ sessions), but the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instrument was Reyf’s Psychological well-being Scale (RSPWB). Data were analyzed by using analysis of variance with repeated measures. The results indicated that both Acceptance and Commitment therapy and integration of ACT with CFT on psychological well-being of divorced women were significantly effective. Also efficacy of CFACT on increasing of psychological well-being divorced women was better than ACT. Regarding the findings, the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy And integration of ACT with CFT is an effective treatment for promoting of psychological well-being of divorced women.
Keywords: Acceptance and commitment therapy, Compassion focus therapy, Psychological well-being, Divorced women
Mahvash Moazi Nezhad, Mokhtar Arefi, Hasan Amiri,
Volume 19, Issue 76 (2-2021)
Abstract
Aim: The goal for this research was to assess the effectiveness of the two approaches in couples therapy, one being based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and the other being Imago therapy (IRT), on couple’s sexual intimacy. Methods: Quasi-experimental method with pre and post-test and control group were used. Total of 45 couples from among those who used counseling centers in city of Kermanshah during the year 2019 participated voluntarily in this research. They were randomly assigned to three 15-couple groups of ACT, Imago Therapy, and control. Eight 90-minute sessions were conducted using ACT with one group and Imago Therapy with another group. Data was collected using sexual intimacy questionnaire that was adapted from Enrich scale. Findings: Covariance analysis showed (p>0.05) couples therapy based on ACT and Imago Therapy techniques were effective in improving sexual intimacy in couples. These findings showed utilizing techniques in ACT-based couples therapy, cause psychological acceptance about mental experiences and decrease ineffective controlling behaviors.
Nahid Khanbabaei, Mina Mojtabaie, Amin Rafiepoor,
Volume 20, Issue 80 (3-2022)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance, commitment and reality therapy based on self-care behaviors in female patients with breast cancer.
Methods: The design of the present study was a quasi-experimental group of three groups of pre-test-post-test with control group and with follow-up. The present study population was female patients with breast cancer aged 25 to 45 years who referred to the oncology ward of Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran in the second half of 1398. In this study, three experimental groups were used, the number of people in each group was 20. The method was as follows: the first experimental group, the treatment protocol based on acceptance and commitment, and the second experimental group, the reality therapy intervention, were performed in eight sessions of 90 minutes. But the control group did not receive any intervention. Mixed analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.
Results: Finally, in examining the effectiveness of acceptance, commitment and reality therapy approaches, it was found that there is a difference between the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and reality therapy on self-care behaviors in female patients with breast cancer. In other words, reality therapy has a greater effect on increasing self-care behaviors in female patients with breast cancer than acceptance and commitment therapy.
Conclusion: Considering the effect of reality therapy approach on increasing self-care behaviors in female patients with breast cancer, the need for more attention and application of this approach and thus increasing the likelihood of self-care in patients is felt more than before.
Mr Baratali Barabadi, Dr Hossein Ahmad Barabadi, Dr Ahmad Heydarnia,
Volume 20, Issue 80 (3-2022)
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based parenting training on parenting styles of mothers with mentally retarded children. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group study. The study population consisted of all the mothers of mentally retarded children attending exceptional elementary school in Bojnord between 2018 and 2019. Twenty-four volunteer mothers were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received acceptance and commitment-based parenting training, and the control group did not receive any training. The Baumrind Parenting Styles Questionnaire was used in this study. The data were analyzed by multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance. Findings: results showed that acceptance and commitment based parenting training increased authoritative parenting style and decreased permissive parenting style (p≤0/01). Moreover, acceptance and commitment-based parenting training did not have significant effect on authoritarian parenting style (p≥0/05). Conclusion: Acceptance and commitment-based parenting training can improve parenting styles of mothers with mentally retarded children.
Mrs Somayeh Mohammadi Tileh Noii, Mr Mohammad Ali Rahmani, Mrs Shohreh Ghorban Shiroudi,
Volume 21, Issue 81 (5-2022)
Abstract
Aim: The occurrence of marital disputes seriously damages the psychological and emotional components. The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of couples therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema-therapy on flexibility, cognitive emotion-regulation in couples seeking divorce. Methods: It was a quasi-experimental design (pre-test-post-test with control group). The statistical population included all couples applying for divorce who were referred by the Behshahr justice system to the counseling centers as part of the divorce reduction program in the second half of 1398. In this clinical trial, 32 people (16 couples seeking divorce) were selected through convenient sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of 16 people. The experimental group was trained in integrated couple therapy protocol based on acceptance, commitment and schema therapy (Liu and McKee, 2012) in fourteen 90-minute sessions as a group. Research tools included the Dennis and Vanderwall Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire (2010) and the Cognitive Emotion Cognitive Regulation Questionnaire (2001). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: The results showed that combined couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema-therapy is effective in improving cognitive flexibility, and cognitive emotion-regulation in couples seeking divorce in the post-test phase (P <0.05). Also, combined couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy is effective in improving the components of avoiding emotional experiences, life control, adaptive strategy and unadaptive strategy of couples seeking divorce (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it is possible to increase cognitive flexibility and cognitive emotion-regulation in couples seeking divorce through integrated group ACT-based couple therapy and schema-therapy.
Mrs Somayeh Nekoei, Dr Zabihollah Abaspour, Dr Amin ,
Volume 21, Issue 81 (5-2022)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Anxiety and Self-efficacy of children among children with anxiety. Methods: The statistical population consisted of all children diagnose with anxiety in Ahvaz. The research sample consisted of 3 children that were selected according to the results of the Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) , using purposeful sampling method. In this research, a single-case experimental design, type of non-concurrent multiple baseline designs was used. To evaluate the anxiety, Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and self-Efficacy - Children's Self-Efficacy Scale were used. The data was collected in three phases of baseline, during intervention, and one month follow-up. Findings: The findings indicate that the subjects in the treatment phase experienced improvement in anxiety (30/96) and self-efficacy (28/13), and in the follow-up in regards to anxiety (38/44) and self-efficacy (32/25). The change index was indicative of meaningful changes (z=1/95 α=0.05). Conclusion: Therefore, the research findings illustrated that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy reduces anxiety and increases children's self-efficacy by increasing psychological flexibility and reducing dysfunctional reactions.
Farahnaz Koranian, Mokhtar Arefi, Hassan Amiri,
Volume 21, Issue 81 (5-2022)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Bowenian family therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on the difficulty in regulating the emotion of mothers with one child. Methods: This was a descriptive quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with two experimental groups and a control group. The statistical population of the study included all mothers with only one child of preschool age in Kermanshah kindergartens in 2019. A total of 45 people were selected through convenience sampling and 15 people were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. Data were collected in the pretest-posttest stages with a scale of difficulty in emotion regulation (Grotz and Roemer, 2004). After pre-testing, members of the two experimental groups participated separately in eight 1.5-hour weekly sessions of Bowenian family therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Analysis of covariance and Bonferroni post-hoc test were used to analyze the data. Results: The results of analysis of covariance showed that the effect of Bowenian family therapy and the effect of acceptance and commitment based therapy on difficulty in emotion regulation in individuals is significant (P<0.05). Also, differences in the two treatment groups for the dimensions of emotional rejection, difficulty in performing behavior, difficulty in controlling impulse, lack of emotional awareness, limited access, and lack of clarity, respectively, the amount of F statistic; 4.771, 4.461, 3.524, 3.399 and 5.720 with significant levels were 0.026, 0.005, 0.011, 0.001, 0.003 and 0.009, respectively. The results of Bowenian test showed that due to the size of the differences, the effectiveness of acceptance-based and commitment-based therapy in combining with other interventions on the difficulty of emotion regulation and its related components was higher (P <0.05). Conclusion: Psychologists, when faced with problems of mother-child interaction, evaluate the mother in terms of the level of cognitive emotion regulation and other psychological variables affecting emotion regulation and use effective treatment methods if there is a problem.
Mrs Aram Khabazshirazi, Dr Mohsen Golparvar, Dr Zahra Yousefi,
Volume 21, Issue 82 (5-2022)
Abstract
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three methods of career counseling (cognitive-social, cognitive information processing, constructivism) and acceptance and commitment counseling on students' affective capital on ninth grade students. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design for five groups. The study population was all ninth grade female students in one of the education districts of Isfahan in the 99-98 academic year. The sample consisted of 100 female students who were selected by available and multi-stage sampling based on entry and exit criterias. And were assigned to four experimental groups and one control group (20 people in each group). The research tool was the Emotional Capital Questionnaire (Golparvar, 2016). While the control group did not receive any training, none of the eight experimental groups received training related to each method. All groups were evaluated by research tools before and after the trainings. Results: The collected data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multivariate analysis of covariance). The results showed that in comparison with control group there were no effects on feeling energy and positive affect by methods. Constructivism and acceptance and commitment had significant effects on happiness (P <0.01), but there was no significant difference between the two methods. Conclusion: According to the results, it can be said that the constructivism and acceptance and commitment are appropriate methods to increase the happiness of female students.
Najmeh Sedrpoushan, Amid Tashakori,
Volume 21, Issue 82 (5-2022)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three approaches of self-compassion treatment, compassion based on religious teachings, and treatment based on acceptance and commitment to reduce depression in married women. Methods: The present study was performed through quasi-experimental method of pre-test and post-test using three experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population of the study was all women referred to counseling centers in Yazd in the year 2020 who were diagnosed with depression. The sample size was 40 people who were selected through available sampling method and randomly assigned to three experimental groups and one control group. In order to measure the happiness and quality of life in the sample, Life satisfaction Scale of Diner et al. (1985), and the Oxford Happiness Scale of Argyle and Lou (1989) were used. In order to analyze the research data, the analysis of covariance was used. Results: The analysis of the findings showed that all three treatments were effective in improving happiness (F=33.25 and effect size, 0.792) and quality of life (F= 89.38 and effect size, 0.911) in women (P<0/01). Also, the results of pairwise comparison of the groups showed that the treatments used in increasing happiness were not significantly different from each other, but compassion treatment based on religious teachings was more effective in improving women's quality of life than the other two treatments (P<0.01). All three methods are effective in increasing happiness and improving the quality of life of depressed married women.
Somayeh Mohammadi Tileh Noii, Mohammad Ali Rahmani, Shohreh Ghorban Shirudi,
Volume 22, Issue 85 (3-2023)
Abstract
Aim: Divorce-seeking couples have many problems in their marital relationships, and one of the effective methods in improving the characteristics related to marital life is through offering a combined-approach educational method. The present study was conducted in order to determine the effect of combined therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on values and psychological acceptance in couples applying for divorce. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test/post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all couples applying for divorce who were referred from Behshahr City Court to counseling centers dedicated to the Divorce Reduction Program, during the second 6 months of 2018. In this clinical trial, 32 people (16 couples applying for divorce) were selected through available sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of 16 individuals (treatment and control groups). Combined couple therapy intervention based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy (Liu and McKay, 2012) was implemented in 14 ninety-minute sessions in a group format (treatment group). Research tools included acceptance and action questionnaire (Bond et al., 2011) and personal values questionnaire (Schwartz, 2002). Data analysis was done by multivariate covariance analysis. Findings: The results showed that integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy has significantly led to the improvement of acceptance and practice and values in couples applying for divorce in the post-test stage (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results of the research show the effectiveness of integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on values and psychological acceptance in couples applying for divorce.
Shide Fasahati, Ali Shirafkan, Mohammad Ghanbari,
Volume 22, Issue 88 (12-2023)
Abstract
Aim: This research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the acceptance and commitment therapy towards marriage and the criteria for choosing a spouse by unmarried students. Methods: This was a pre and post test with a 2 month follow-up. The statistical population of this research included 167 unmarried students of Allameh Tabatabai University who were studying in the academic year of 2020- 2021. The sample were randomly selected and covariance was used for analysis. Findings: The results and findings indicated that the teaching of acceptance-based therapy is effective on the components of attitude towards marriage and the criteria for choosing a spouse in single students. Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, it is suggested that acceptance and commitment therapy could be use in premarital counseling
Hossein Hedayat Khozani, Ilnaz Sajjadian, Ahmad Abedi, Mohammadreza Abedi,
Volume 23, Issue 89 (6-2024)
Abstract
Aim: Academic Performance is one of the issues raised in the field of education, which not only affects the academic future of students from various dimensions, but also determines their fate in various fields. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of an educational package to prevent academic procrastination as well as treatment based on acceptance and commitment on academic motivation and performance of procrastinating students. Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included all secondary school students suffering from academic procrastination in city of Isfahan. Among them, 45 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into two experimental groups (educational package to prevent academic procrastination and treatment based on acceptance and commitment) and a control group (15 people in each group). Research tools included academic procrastination questionnaires (Solomon and Rothblum, 1984), academic motivation (Abdkhodaei et al., 2017) and academic performance (Pham and Taylor, 1999). In order to analyze the data, analysis of variance with repeated measurements was used. Results: The findings showed that the educational package of prevention of academic procrastination and treatment based on acceptance and commitment had a significant effect on the academic motivation and academic performance of procrastinating students (p<0.001) and there is a significant difference between the two interventions, so that the educational package to prevent academic procrastination has been more effective. Conclusion: Those involved in the field of student education are recommended to use the educational package to prevent academic procrastination in order to solve students' academic problems, especially to improve academic motivation and academic performance
