Comparing the effectiveness of forgiveness training and mindfulness on courage skills in persons with drug abuse disorder
Subject Areas : Psychology
Alireza Nakhaee
1
(PhD student, Department of Psychology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran)
ali arab
2
(Graduate School of Sistan and Baluchestan Psychology Department)
Masoud Rostami
3
(Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iran. )
Keywords: forgiveness training, mindfulness training, courage skills,
Abstract :
The current research was to compare the effectiveness of forgiveness training and mindfulness on courage skills in people with substance abuse disorder. The method of semi-experimental research was pre-test, post-test and follow-up with a heterogeneous control group. The statistical population included all drug users who referred to the drug addiction camp in Zabul city, 45 people whose score in the Ratos courage questionnaire (1984) was 1.5 standard deviation units higher than the mean, were identified and randomly divided into three groups (two groups experiment and a control group) were placed. The first experimental group received 12 sessions of forgiveness training and the second experimental group received 8 The data were collected using the courage skill questionnaire and analyzed using the method of variance analysis with repeated measurement design (simple mixed design). The results showed that forgiveness training and mindfulness have a positive effect on the courage skills of people with substance abuse disorders. On the other hand, there is no difference between the effectiveness of forgiveness training and mindfulness on the courage skills of people with substance abuse disorders, considering the effectiveness of the two methods of forgiveness and mindfulness training, this method can be used to increase the courage skills of people with substance abuse disorders.
