The effectiveness of therapy based on acceptance and commitment to internalized shame, anxiety sensitivity and ataxia in infertile women

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Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Azad University, Zarand kerman, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

10.22098/jfrs.2024.13826.1149

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of treatment based on acceptance and commitment on internalized shame, anxiety sensitivity, and alexia in infertile women.

Methods: The present research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all the infertile women of Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital in Zahedan city in 2022. The sample size was 40 infertile women who were selected through available sampling. They were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (20 experimental subjects and 20 control subjects). The participants of the experimental group underwent the intervention of acceptance and commitment-based treatment for 8 sessions of 60 minutes and did not receive the intervention. The covariance analysis method was used to analyze the data.

Results: The results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment led to a significant decrease in internal shame, anxiety sensitivity, and dyslexia in infertile women in the experimental group compared to the control group.

Conclusions: Also, the results of the covariance analysis showed that it is possible to benefit from treatment based on acceptance and commitment to reduce internalized shame, anxiety sensitivity, and dyslexia in infertile women

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Journal of Family Relations Studies

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 August 2024

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  • Receive Date: 14 October 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 24 August 2024

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