Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and treatment focused on compassion therapy on the hardiness, mental resilience and quality of life of women on the verge of divorce

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and therapy focused on compassion therapy, hardiness, mental resilience and the quality of life of women on the verge of divorce. The statistical population was all those who referred to social emergency centers in Tehran. From this population, a targeted sampling method (taking into account the entry and exit criteria) 45 people were first selected and then 15 people were randomly grouped in the first test group, 15 people in the second test group, and 15 people in the control group. The current research is part of the semi-experimental design with pre-test - post-test of three groups. Compassion-focused therapy group training (based on the treatment protocol of Gilbert and Neff, 2007) and the schedule of cognitive-behavioral therapy training sessions (based on the treatment plan of Wildermut, 2008) were implemented during 8 90-minute sessions. The research tools included the short form quality of life scale (SF-36) by Virosherbon (1992), Kubasa's hardiness questionnaire (1997), Connor and Davidson's resilience scale (2003). The data results were analyzed by multivariate covariance statistical test. The results showed that the treatment focused on compassion therapy had a greater impact on improving quality of life, hardiness and resilience than cognitive-behavioral therapy.