Combined effectiveness of emotion regulation therapy and compassion therapy on experiential avoidance of women with domestic violence experience

this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the combined effectiveness of emotion regulation therapy and compassion therapy on the experiential avoidance of women who have experienced domestic violence. The current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The target population of the current study was all women aged 20 to 40 affected by domestic violence who referred to psychological and counseling clinics and legal medical centers in Mashhad. 20 people were selected by voluntary sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups. and control were divided. For data collection, the multidimensional experimental avoidance questionnaire of Gamez et al. (2011) was used. The intervention experimental group received emotion-oriented integrated therapy based on compassion in 10 sessions of 60 minutes. Finally, the research data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis. The findings of the research showed that the combination of emotion regulation therapy and compassion therapy has reduced experiential avoidance in women who have experienced domestic violence. Based on the findings of the research, taking into account the important role of women in society and family and the need to pay attention to their mental health, it is necessary to hold training workshops in the field of compassion therapy and emotion regulation therapy in counseling and rehabilitation centers