Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Psychology, KI.c.,Islamic Azad University, Kish,Iran
2 Department of Educational Psychology, NT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 professor of psychology,payam Noor university, Tehran,Iran
4 Department of Psychology, CT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Objective: Complex childhood trauma can lead to significant psychological effects in adulthood, the most important of which is distress tolerance. Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and integrated spirituality therapy on distress tolerance in individuals with complex trauma.
Research Methodology: The research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. For this purpose, clients with a history of complex trauma (emotional and physical neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse) were selected from clients visited at the Kish Health Center in 1402. To estimate the sample size, the sample size was estimated in three groups using Cohen's table, with an effect size of 0.5, power of 0.8 and α = 5%. 36 people were selected from among those who met the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (Experiment 1, Experiment 2 and Control Group). There were 12 people in each group, and first, the difficulty in regulating emotions questionnaire was administered to all three groups. Then, experimental group 1 received 10 sessions of 90-minute emotion-focused therapy protocol, and experimental group 2 received 10 sessions of 90-minute spiritual psychotherapy protocol, while the control group did not receive any training. After completing the courses, all three groups were given a post-test with the distress tolerance questionnaire.
Findings: The results of the study showed that emotion-focused therapy is more effective than integrated spiritual therapy on distress tolerance in people with complex trauma, and the effect of the interventions was still maintained in the follow-up phase (p<0.01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that emotion-focused therapy and integrated spiritual therapy are effective on distress tolerance in people with complex trauma.
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