The Effectiveness of Emotional Orientation Approach on Self-Control and Mother-Daughter Conflicts in High School Girls in Isfahan City

Studies have shown that emotion-oriented therapy affects many psychological variables; therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion-oriented approach on self-control and mother-daughter conflicts in high school girls in Isfahan.

 The research method was semi-experimental and applied. The research design was pre-test, post-test, follow-up, and experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the study consisted of all girls in the first year of high school in Isfahan and their mothers in 1398. Due to the fact that the research type was semi-experimental and the intervention was performed, 30 people (control and experimental groups) were selected as the sample size based on entry and exit criteria. The research instruments consisted of the Roseenbam Self-Control Questionnaire (1980) and the Murray E-Conflict Tactics Questionnaire (1990). In the present study, a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to study the natural distribution of data. A variable and multivariate analysis of covariance test was used to examine the data.

The results showed that due to the difference between self-control and conflict averages, scores from pre-test to post-test self-control increased and decreased in conflict (p<.05). The difference between pre- and post-test self-control and conflict testing in the control group was not significant (p=.003).

It seems that emotion-oriented therapy can affect many psychological variables, including self-control and mother-daughter conflicts in students. To increase external credibility, it is recommended that more research be conducted.