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Yazdanipour, Maedeh, Kazemian Moghadam, Kobra, Shahbazi, Masoud. (1405). The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy on Self-Control and Distress Tolerance in Women with Substance Use Disorder. سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 13(2), 113-122. doi: 10.30476/whb.2026.107731.1363
Maedeh Yazdanipour; Kobra Kazemian Moghadam; Masoud Shahbazi. "The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy on Self-Control and Distress Tolerance in Women with Substance Use Disorder". سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 13, 2, 1405, 113-122. doi: 10.30476/whb.2026.107731.1363
Yazdanipour, Maedeh, Kazemian Moghadam, Kobra, Shahbazi, Masoud. (1405). 'The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy on Self-Control and Distress Tolerance in Women with Substance Use Disorder', سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 13(2), pp. 113-122. doi: 10.30476/whb.2026.107731.1363
Yazdanipour, Maedeh, Kazemian Moghadam, Kobra, Shahbazi, Masoud. The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy on Self-Control and Distress Tolerance in Women with Substance Use Disorder. سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 1405; 13(2): 113-122. doi: 10.30476/whb.2026.107731.1363

The Effectiveness of Compassion-Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy on Self-Control and Distress Tolerance in Women with Substance Use Disorder

Women’s Health Bulletin
مقاله 5، دوره 13، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 49، تیر 2026، صفحه 113-122    اصل مقاله (709.87 K)
نوع مقاله: Research Article
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30476/whb.2026.107731.1363
نویسندگان
Maedeh Yazdanipour1؛ Kobra Kazemian Moghadam* 2؛ Masoud Shahbazi3
1Department of Counseling, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2Department of Psychology, Dez.C., Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran
3Department of Counseling, MaS.C., Islamic Azad University, Masjed Soleiman, Iran
چکیده
Background: Substance use disorder (SUD), particularly opioid dependence, poses significant challenges for women and is frequently associated with impaired self-control and reduced distress tolerance—two key factors strongly linked to relapse risk. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy (CBT) and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) in improving self-control and distress tolerance among women with SUD.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up design with a waitlist control group. The study participants were women receiving treatment for SUD in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2023. Forty-five eligible women were recruited through convenience sampling technique and randomly assigned to three equal groups of compassion-based therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and waitlist control group (n=15 each). The intervention groups received eight weekly 90-minute sessions, while the control group continued with routine care only. Outcomes were assessed using the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) and the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS). Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) in SPSS version 27.
Results: Both intervention groups showed statistically significant improvements in self-control and distress tolerance compared with the control group (P<0.001). In the compassion-based therapy group, self-control scores increased from a pre-test mean value of 32.13±4.27 to 39.26±5.22 at post-test (P<0.001). In the EFT group, scores increased from 33.13±3.58 to 42.13±4.24 (P<0.001). The control group showed only a negligible change (33.13±4.30 to 33.73±3.56; P=0.593). Similarly, distress tolerance scores improved significantly in the compassion-based therapy group (from 34.06±4.71 to 41.38±4.40; P<0.001) and the EFT group (from 33.60±4.68 to 41.26±4.77; P<0.001), while remaining essentially were unchanged in the control group (33.00±4.17 to 33.26±4.36; P=0.799).
Conclusions: Our findings indicated that both compassion-based therapy and emotion-focused therapy are effective interventions for enhancing self-control and distress tolerance in women with substance use disorder. These approaches offer promising options for improving recovery outcomes and reducing relapse risk in this vulnerable population.

تازه های تحقیق

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کلیدواژه‌ها
Substance-related Disorders؛ Self-compassion؛ Emotion-focused Therapy؛ Self-Control
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