Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran.
10.22098/jfrs.2024.14289.1162
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore the effectiveness of group emotional schema therapy on reducing feelings of loneliness and rumination of mothers with mentally retarded children.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was a pre-test and posttest design with a control group. The statistical sample included 30 mothers with mentally retarded children who were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and a control group (15 people). The experimental group was given emotional schema therapy training for 8 sessions of 2-hour every week. Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults and the Ruminative Response Scale were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using the multivariate analysis of covariance test.
Results: The results showed that group emotional schema therapy significantly reducing feelings of loneliness and rumination in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion: The results of this research showed that emotional schema therapy can be an effective way to reduce the feelings loneliness and rumination of mothers with mentally retarded children.
Moshtaghi, S. (2024). The Effectiveness of Group Emotional Schema Therapy on Reducing Feelings of Loneliness and Rumination in Mothers with Mentally Retarded Children. Journal of Family Relations Studies, (), -. doi: 10.22098/jfrs.2024.14289.1162
MLA
Saeed Moshtaghi. "The Effectiveness of Group Emotional Schema Therapy on Reducing Feelings of Loneliness and Rumination in Mothers with Mentally Retarded Children", Journal of Family Relations Studies, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.22098/jfrs.2024.14289.1162
HARVARD
Moshtaghi, S. (2024). 'The Effectiveness of Group Emotional Schema Therapy on Reducing Feelings of Loneliness and Rumination in Mothers with Mentally Retarded Children', Journal of Family Relations Studies, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22098/jfrs.2024.14289.1162
VANCOUVER
Moshtaghi, S. The Effectiveness of Group Emotional Schema Therapy on Reducing Feelings of Loneliness and Rumination in Mothers with Mentally Retarded Children. Journal of Family Relations Studies, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.22098/jfrs.2024.14289.1162
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