Effectiveness of group counseling using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on self-compassion and family resilience
Subject Areas : Psychology
Mahmoud Fatahi
1
,
Asadollah Vaisi
2
,
Omid Moradi
3
1 - Ph.D. student in Counseling, Family Counseling Department, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Family Counseling Department, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
Keywords: academic progress, self-regulation, self-motivation, perfectionism,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of group counseling with cognitive therapy based on mindfulness, self-compassion, and family resilience of mothers of children in education. This research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test with a control group and a follow-up period of 5 months. Sampling was done by simple random sampling. From the list of the statistical population (24) people were selected using random numbers and were placed in two experimental groups of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness, the control group. The educational intervention was conducted using Crane's educational package (2011) in 8- 2-hour sessions for the experimental group. The method of data analysis was multivariate analysis of covariance (ANOVA). The software (SPSS 22) was used for data analysis. Self-compassion, Neff (2003) and Sixby (2005) family resilience questionnaires were used as tools. The results showed that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness in the form of group counseling increases self-compassion and family resilience. Mothers of educated children have an effect and this effect was stable in the 5-month follow-up phase. According to the findings of this research, it is possible to use the cognitive therapy group counseling method based on mindfulness to increase self-compassion and family resilience.
