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Comparing the effectiveness of mindful self-compassion and mentalization-based therapy on emotion regulation in adolescents with self-injurious behaviors
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Fatemehzahra Zare   , Mohamad Kazem Fakhri * , Asghar Noruzi |
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Introduction: Reducing self-injurious behaviors in adolescents plays an important role in promoting their health. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindful self-compassion (MSC) and mentalization-based therapy (MBT) on the emotion regulation of adolescents with self-injurious behaviors.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a one-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study consisted of adolescents with self-injurious behaviors who referred to the counseling center of the Education and Training Department in regions 8 and 13 of Tehran in 2024. 45 people were selected using the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups: experiment 1 (15 people), experiment 2 (15 people), and control (15 people). The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) was used to collect data. mindful self-compassion and mentalization-based therapy were each implemented in eight 90-minute sessions as a group. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance.
Results: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the groups in the variables of adaptive emotion regulation (F=14.58, P=0.01, η=0.41) and maladaptive emotion regulation (F=30.66, P=0.01, η=0.59) (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Overall, it can be concluded that both mindful self-compassion and mentalization-based therapy have led to a decrease in maladaptive emotion regulation and an increase in adaptive emotion regulation over time; however, mentalization-based therapy has had a greater effect on reducing maladaptive emotion regulation than mindful self-compassion.
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| Keywords: Self-compassion, mentalization, emotion regulation, self-injury |
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Type of Study: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
Subject:
behavioral sciences
Received: 2025/10/8 | Accepted: 2025/12/1 | Published: 2025/12/1
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