Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on parent-child conflict of female headed households

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Azam Rahbarian ¹ , Tayebeh Sharifi ² , Ahmad Ghazanfari ³

1 - Ph.D student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.(Corresponding Author), [e-mail]
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

Received: 2023-09-28 Accepted : 2023-11-14 Published : 2025-03-18

Keywords: parent-child conflict, mindfulness, compassion therapy, positive cognitive-behavioral therapy,

Abstract :

The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on parent-child conflict of female headed households. The design of this study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population included female headed households of Shahrekord. 60 women were selected by purposive sampling and were randomly assigned in three groups in 2022. Then experimental groups were treated mindfulness-based compassion therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy for 8 sessions of 120 minutes. the Robin and Foster's Conflict Behavioral Questionnaire (20CBQ) was used to determine the effectiveness of the interventions and finally, the data were analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance. The finding showed that both interventions are effective in reducing the parent-child conflict  score of female headed households, and Also, positive cognitive-behavioral therapy was more effective in reducing parent-child conflict. According to the results of the research, these two intervention can be used along with other psychological interventions to improve the parent-child conflicts of female headed households.

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