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Kord B, Babakhani A. The Effectiveness of Self-compassion Training on Spiritual Health and Social Acceptance of Students. Health Spiritual Med Ethics 2025; 12 (1)
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1- Association Professor, Department of Psychology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran., Department of Psychology, Mahabad Branch, , kord_b@yahoo.com
2- Department of Psychology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran., Department of Psychology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University
2- Department of Psychology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran., Department of Psychology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University
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Background and Objectives: Positive cognitive behavioral interventions can be an important element in promoting and improving spiritual health and social acceptance. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of self-compassion training on promoting spiritual health and social acceptance of students.
Method: This research is applied and its method is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The population of the students who referred to the counseling center of Islamic Azad University, Mahabad branch. The sampling method was available and based on the entry and exit criteria, 30 people were selected as a sample and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group). Before starting the intervention, both groups were pre-tested. The self-compassion training program was presented to the subjects of the experimental group in 7 sessions of 60 minutes during one month. Research questionnaires included: Polotzin and Ellison (1983) spertual health Scale and Kron and Marlowe (1960) Social Acceptance Questionnaire. To analyze the data, analysis of covariance was used in SPSS-26.
Results: The results of the t-test showed that there was no significant difference between the pre-test variables of spiritual health and social acceptance in the experimental and control groups (P<0.05). Also, the self-compassion training intervention had a significant effect on students' spiritual health and social acceptance, and its effect on spiritual health was greater than social acceptance (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Therefore, self-compassion training can be used to promote and improve spiritual health and increase social acceptance of students.
Method: This research is applied and its method is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The population of the students who referred to the counseling center of Islamic Azad University, Mahabad branch. The sampling method was available and based on the entry and exit criteria, 30 people were selected as a sample and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group). Before starting the intervention, both groups were pre-tested. The self-compassion training program was presented to the subjects of the experimental group in 7 sessions of 60 minutes during one month. Research questionnaires included: Polotzin and Ellison (1983) spertual health Scale and Kron and Marlowe (1960) Social Acceptance Questionnaire. To analyze the data, analysis of covariance was used in SPSS-26.
Results: The results of the t-test showed that there was no significant difference between the pre-test variables of spiritual health and social acceptance in the experimental and control groups (P<0.05). Also, the self-compassion training intervention had a significant effect on students' spiritual health and social acceptance, and its effect on spiritual health was greater than social acceptance (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Therefore, self-compassion training can be used to promote and improve spiritual health and increase social acceptance of students.
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Received: 2024/11/1 | Accepted: 2025/02/2 | Published: 2025/02/28
Received: 2024/11/1 | Accepted: 2025/02/2 | Published: 2025/02/28
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