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Volume 24, Issue 150 (8-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(150): 59-81 |
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Bayat M, Basharpoor S, Aghajani S, Mikaeili N. (2025). Comparing the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on distress tolerance and emotion regulation difficulty in people with major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(150), 59-81.
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran , basharpoor_sajjad@yahoo.com
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Background: Distress tolerance and emotion regulation are common challenges in depression and can exacerbate mood disorders.
Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on distress tolerance and emotion regulation difficulties in individuals with major depressive disorder.
Method: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population included all patients with major depressive disorder in Zanjan city in 2023. Among them, 45 eligible volunteers with major depressive disorder were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 participants each) and one control group (15 participants). The data collection tools included the Beck Depression Inventory (1961), the Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004). The first experimental group underwent 9 sessions of emotional schema therapy, while the second experimental group received 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy, with each session lasting ninety minutes and held weekly. Data analysis was conducted using univariate analysis of covariance, multivariate analysis of covariance, and Bonferroni post hoc tests at a significance level of 0.05, using SPSS version 26.
Findings: The results indicated that both treatments were effective in improving distress tolerance and emotion regulation (p < 0.05). However, the Bonferroni post hoc test results showed that neither treatment was superior to the other in terms of their impact on distress tolerance and emotion regulation, as both were equally effective.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be stated that emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy can serve as beneficial and promising interventions for increasing distress tolerance and reducing difficulties in emotion regulation in depressed individuals.
Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on distress tolerance and emotion regulation difficulties in individuals with major depressive disorder.
Method: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population included all patients with major depressive disorder in Zanjan city in 2023. Among them, 45 eligible volunteers with major depressive disorder were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 participants each) and one control group (15 participants). The data collection tools included the Beck Depression Inventory (1961), the Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004). The first experimental group underwent 9 sessions of emotional schema therapy, while the second experimental group received 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy, with each session lasting ninety minutes and held weekly. Data analysis was conducted using univariate analysis of covariance, multivariate analysis of covariance, and Bonferroni post hoc tests at a significance level of 0.05, using SPSS version 26.
Findings: The results indicated that both treatments were effective in improving distress tolerance and emotion regulation (p < 0.05). However, the Bonferroni post hoc test results showed that neither treatment was superior to the other in terms of their impact on distress tolerance and emotion regulation, as both were equally effective.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be stated that emotional schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy can serve as beneficial and promising interventions for increasing distress tolerance and reducing difficulties in emotion regulation in depressed individuals.
Keywords: emotional schema therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, major depressive disorder
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