The effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on regulation cognitive emotion after a romantic breakup (Single Case)

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of compassion-focused therapy on the Cognitive regulation of emotion after a romantic breakup.

 It was performed by utilizing a single-case quasi-experimental method. In doing this, three female participants with the experience of breaking off a romantic relationship were selected by availability sampling method and placed under the treatment, using individual Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT) during eight 90-minute sessions. Participants completed the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) at the baseline stage and in the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth sessions of the intervention, and finally at the one-month follow-up stage. They also completed the Love Trauma Inventory (LTI) and the MMPI-2RF Questionnaires in the pre-treatment phase and underwent clinical interviews. Two clinical significance and recovery percentage index methods were used to analyze the data.

 The results showed that the percentage of overall recovery in positive approaches of regulating the emotion in intervention and follow-up phases was 40% & 38%; respectively. The percentage of overall recovery in negative approaches of regulating the emotion in intervention and follow-up phases was 48% &36%; respectively indicating modest success in therapy

respectively Therefore it is concluded that compassion-focused therapy results in a feeling of security and capacity for internal harmony and detection to create an emotional and bio-nervous context in individuals with a romantic breakup. Psychologists and researchers can apply the results of the present study.