Bayat M, Beshrpour S, Aghajani S, Mikaili N.
(2025). Comparing the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on the severity of depressive symptoms and distress tolerance in people with major depressive disorder. Rooyesh. 14(6), 41-52.
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1- PhD student in psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran. , basharpoor_sajjad@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
4- Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
Abstract: (25 Views)
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on the severity of depression symptoms and distress tolerance in people with major depressive disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population was all patients with major depressive disorder in Zanjan city in 2023. A total of 45 volunteers entered the study by available sampling method and were randomly assigned to 2 experimental groups (15 people each) and a control group (15 people). Research instruments included Beck Depression Scale 2 (BDI-II) (1961) and Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS), Simmons and Gaher (2005). The first experimental group received 9 sessions of emotional schema therapy, and the second experimental group received 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy once a week. For data analysis, multivariate covariance analysis and Bonferroni's post hoc test were used at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there is a significant difference between the post-test mean of depression symptoms and distress tolerance in the three groups at the level of 0.05 (p<0/05); Also, the results show that there was no significant difference between the interventions in the degree of influence on depression symptoms and distress tolerance (p<0/05). From the above findings, it can be concluded that both interventions can be effective in improving depression symptoms and distress tolerance.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2024/09/12 | Accepted: 2024/10/13 | ePublished: 2025/08/28