The Effect of Compassion-Based Therapy on Women's Mental Health After Divorce

Faranak Saberi; Mansour  Ali Mahdi; Ameneh Sadat Kazemi

doi:10.63053/ijhes.90

Authors

Faranak Saberi Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Mansour Ali Mahdi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Ameneh Sadat Kazemi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63053/ijhes.90

Abstract

Introduction: Conflicts in emotional relationships and the experience of divorce are among the most important psychological and social challenges faced by women in today's world. This study examines the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on women's mental health after divorce. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of compassion-based therapy on life orientation, social acceptance and emotional adjustment in divorced women.

Research method: This research is analytical-descriptive and interventional-effective. The statistical population included women referring to counselling centres in the southwest of Tehran province, who were selected using the purposeful sampling method. The sample included 36 women who were randomly divided into two control and experimental groups. The instruments used included Scheir and Carver's life orientation questionnaires, Marlowe-Crown social acceptance and Bell's emotional adjustment. Data analysis was done using the covariance method and SPSS software.

Findings: The results showed that compassion-based therapy could significantly improve life orientation (p<0.05), social acceptance (p<0.05) and emotional adjustment (p<0.05) of divorced women. Compassion-based therapy explained 12.7% of the variance in life orientation scores, 8.5% of the variance in social acceptance scores, and 12.4% of the variance in emotional adjustment scores.

Conclusion: The findings show that compassion-based therapy can be used as an effective intervention method to improve women's mental health after divorce. By increasing self-compassion and strengthening the calming system, this treatment helps women cope better with their unpleasant experiences and improve their quality of life.

Author Biography

Mansour Ali Mahdi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Corresponding Author

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