The effectiveness of cognitive hypnotherapy on emotional regulation and rumination in divorced individuals

Parisa Ali Mohammadi; Hayedeh Saberi

doi:10.63053/ijhes.113

Authors

Parisa Ali Mohammadi Master of Science in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Hayedeh Saberi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63053/ijhes.113

Keywords:

Emotional regulation, Absolute, Rumination, Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotherapy

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive hypnotherapy on emotional regulation and rumination in divorced individuals. The research method was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group, and the statistical population of this study consisted of all divorced individuals of the First Companion Company in Tehran. Due to the conditions and limitations resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus, 10 samples in each group and a total of 20 people were selected in a non-random purposeful manner and were divided into two experimental and control groups by drawing lots. The research tools included the Nolen-Hoeksima, Maro, and Fredrickson Ruminative Response Scale and the Gross and John Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Individuals in the experimental group underwent cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy treatment in 10 sessions of 1:15 hours, in other words, a total of 12:30 hours, but no intervention was performed for the control group. At the end of one week after the end of the treatment, a post-test was taken from both groups and the data obtained were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS-21 software. The results of the present study showed that the independent variable, unlike the suppression component, the cognitive appraisal component (P < 0.01, F = 27.96 (16 and 1)) affected emotion regulation. In addition, the use of the Bonferroni test showed that the adjusted means of cognitive appraisal (P < 0.01, SE = 1.30, ∆x̄ = 12.73) in the experimental group increased compared to the control group. Implementing the independent variable at a significance level of 0.01 affected the rumination of the participants in the study (P < 0.01, F = 12.150 (17 and 1)). Comparison of the adjusted means of the two experimental and control groups using the Bonferroni post hoc test showed that the implementation of the independent variable caused the average rumination scores in the experimental group to decrease compared to the control group (p<0.01, SE=1.31, ∆x̄=16.06).

Author Biography

Hayedeh Saberi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

Corresponding Author

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