Background: Considering the increase in the number of victims of domestic violence and their major problems in the field of spiritual health andalexithymia, it seems necessary that to use psychological interventions such as compassion-based therapy to reduce domestic violence.
Aims: His present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on alexithymia and spiritual health in women victims of domestic violence.
Methods: The current study was applied in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of nature and method with a pre-test, post-test and two-month follow-up plan with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all women victims of domestic violence who referred to social emergency centers in Tehran and family counseling clinics in the first half of 2024. The sample size was 34 people who were selected by purposive sampling and randomly replaced in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent compassion-based therapy during 8 sessions (90 minutes), while the control group did not receive any intervention. The data collection tools included violence against women questionnaires (Haj Yahya, 2001), alexithymia questionnaires (Bagbi et al, 1994) and spiritual health questionnaires (Polotzin and Ellison, 1982). The obtained information was analyzed based on covariance test with repeated measurement using SPSS27 software.
Results: Based on the findings of the research, compassion-based therapy has reduced alexithymia and increased spiritual health in the experimental group. Therefore, compassion-based therapy has an effect on alexithymia and spiritual health in women who are victims of domestic violence (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, To improve spiritual health and reduction of alexithymia in women victims of domestic violence, it is appropriate to use compassion-based therapy and it is recommended to psychologists and family specialists such findings should be used to improve the quality level of families