Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Distress Tolerance, High-Risk Behaviors, and Feeling of Loneliness in Students with Self- Injurious Behaviors

Subject Areas : Educational Science

Alireza falah ¹ , Shaban heydari ^{2 *} , Seyedeh Olia Emadian ³

1 - Education Amol
2 - Azad University sary
3 - Azad University sary

Received: 2023-05-25 Accepted : 2023-08-06 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: "Mindfulness", "Distress tolerance", "High-Risk behaviors", "feeling of loneliness", "self-injurious",

Abstract :

AbstractBackground and aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the distress tolerance, high-risk behaviors, and feeling of loneliness in students with self- injurious behaviors.Material and methods: In this semi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test design, 30 female students with self- injurious behaviors in the high school of Amol city were included. Samples were randomly divided into two control and experimental groups (N=15). In the experimental group, mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment including 8 sessions was implemented, and in the control group, no intervention was performed. After the sessions, both groups completed the distress tolerance, high-risk behaviors, and feeling of loneliness questionnaires and were followed up a month later. Results: The results of this study showed that there was a significant difference between the score of distress tolerance, high-risk behaviors, and feeling of loneliness in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up in the experimental and control groups. Mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy has been 34% successful in differentiating distress tolerance in experimental and control groups. Additionally, the program was 39 and 41 percent successful in improving high-risk behaviors and feeling of loneliness among students with self- injurious behaviors, respectively.Conclusion: Holding mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy sessions is effective in improving distress tolerance, reducing high-risk behaviors, and feeling of loneliness in students with self- injurious behaviors.