Tamizgaran M, Ghanbari Hashem Abadi B A, Moeini zadeh M, Rasoulzadeh Tabatabaei S K.
(2026). The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on alexithymia and social support in the female heads of households. Rooyesh. 14(11), 43-52.
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1- Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. & bahramalighanbari546@gmail.com , ghanbarih@um.ac
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
4- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract: (43 Views)
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training on alexithymia and social support in the female heads of households. The research method was a quasiexperimental design with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included female heads of households in the Mohebban-ol-Reza Charity of Mashhad city in 2023. The number of study subjects was 30 people who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=15) and the control group (n=15). The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90-minute mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training intervention, once a week. The Toronto Alexithymia (TAS-20, Taylor et al, 1985) and Phillips Social Support Questionnaire (Vaux et al, 1986) were used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Based on the findings, it was shown that by controlling for the pretest effect, there was a significant difference at the 0.01 level between the mean post-test of alexithymia and social support of female heads of households in the two groups. Considering these results, it can be stated that providing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training had a significant effect on reducing alexithymia and improving the social support of female heads of households.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2025/07/4 | Accepted: 2025/10/4 | ePublished: 2026/01/30