Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Pouran Ahmadishuli ¹
• Elham Zaraatpisheh ²
• Ehsan Keshtvarz Kondazi ³
• Solmaz Daneshmandi ⁴

¹ Master of Psychology Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

² Master of counseling Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

³ PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.

⁴ PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

Abstract

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on distress tolerance and communication skills of homeless girls. The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group and a follow-up phase in terms of the practical purpose and the method of data collection. The statistical population included all the unaccompanied girls in the academic year of 2021-2022 in the city of Shiraz, and 30 of them were selected by available sampling and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and Communication skills test (QCST) were used to collect data. The control group was kept waiting and cognitive therapy based on mindfulness was implemented for the experimental group in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Then, at the end of the therapeutic interventions and 2 months later, the subjects of the test and control groups were again evaluated by research tools. The results were analyzed using the SPSS software (version 24) and the variance analysis method with repeated measurements. The results of the research indicated an increase in distress tolerance and improvement in communication skills.

Keywords

• Distress tolerance
• Orphaned girls
• Cognitive therapy based on mindfulness
• Communication skills