Comparison of the Effect Schema and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on the Cognitive Regulation of Emotions in Girls Adolescent of Divorced

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Authors

1 Ph.D. Student Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of kharazmi, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of kharazmi, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of kharazmi, Tehran, Iran.

4 Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of kharazmi, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Aim: The research aimed to compare schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in terms of their impact on the cognitive regulation of emotions in adolescent girls from divorced families.
 
Methods: This semi-experimental study utilized a repeated measurement design with a control group. The statistical population comprised all adolescent girls aged 13 to 15 from divorced families in Isfahan. A sample of 45 girls was randomly assigned to the experimental groups of schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, while the control group received no training. The experimental groups underwent group counseling sessions for schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, each consisting of 20 sessions lasting 90 minutes. The 36-question Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Granofsky, Kraij, and Spinhaven, 2002) (CERQ) was employed as the instrument. Analysis of variance with repeated measurements and follow-up tests were used to compare test averages at each stage.
 
Results: Analysis of variance with repeated measurements indicated that both experimental groups, schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, showed a significant increase in cognitive emotion regulation (p<0.01). These results persisted at the two-month follow-up (p<0.01). Comparison between the two experimental groups revealed that schema therapy was more effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy in enhancing cognitive emotion regulation in both post-test (p<0.05) and follow-up (p<0.01) stages.
 
Conclusion: The study suggests that therapists working with children and adolescents consider using schema therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy for emotional diagnosis.

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