Comparing the effectiveness of forgiveness training and mindfulness training on communication skills in persons with drug abuse disorder

Subject Areas : Psychology

Alireza Nakhaee ¹ , ali arab ² , Masoud Rostam ³

1 - PhD student, Department of Psychology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
2 - Graduate School of Sistan and Baluchestan Psychology Department
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan

Received: 2023-12-22 Accepted : 2024-01-21 Published : 2024-02-20

Keywords: forgiveness training, mindfulness training, communication skills.,

Abstract :

The current research was to compare the effectiveness of forgiveness training and mindfulness training on communication skills in persons with substance abuse disorder. The semi-experimental research method was pre-test, post-test and follow-up with a heterogeneous control group. The statistical population included all drug users who referred to the addiction treatment camp in Zabul city. The semi-experimental research method was pre-test, post-test and follow-up with a heterogeneous control group. The statistical population included all drug users who referred to the addiction treatment camp in Zabul city, 45 persons whose score in the communication skills questionnaire was 1.5 standard deviation units higher than the average and were randomly identified into three groups (two experimental groups and one control group) were placed. The first experimental group received 12 sessions of forgiveness training and the second experimental group received 8 sessions of mindfulness training and the control group did not receive any intervention. The data were collected using the Queen Dam communication skills questionnaire (2004) and analyzed using the variance analysis method with repeated measurement design (simple mixed design). The results showed that forgiveness training and mindfulness training have a positive effect on the communication skills of persons with substance abuse disorder. On the other hand, there is a difference between the effectiveness of forgiveness training and mindfulness training on the communication skills of persons with substance abuse disorder. And the effectiveness of mindfulness training is more than forgiveness training. Considering the effectiveness of the two methods of teaching forgiveness and mindfulness, this method can be used to increase the communication skills of persons with substance abuse.