Comparing the Effectiveness of Compassion Based Therapy and Spirituality Therapy on Family Resilience in Couples Referring to Counseling Centers

Tajik, Elham; Hosseini Almadani, Seyyed Ali; Ghorban Shiroudi, Shohreh

doi:10.22059/japr.2026.399460.645306

Comparing the Effectiveness of Compassion Based Therapy and Spirituality Therapy on Family Resilience in Couples Referring to Counseling Centers

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

elham tajik ¹

seyyed ali hosseini almadani ²

shohreh ghorban shiroudi ³

¹ PhD student, Counseling Department, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Counseling Department, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Iran.

10.22059/japr.2026.399460.645306

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of compassion based therapy and spirituality therapy on family resilience in couples referring to counseling centers. The current study was a semi-experimental application with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the present study consisted of conflicting couples referring to counseling centers in District 2 of Tehran in the fall quarter of 2024. 42 couples (84 people) were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (14 couples in the first experimental group, 14 couples in the second experimental group, and 14 couples in the control group). The experimental groups received compassion based therapy (8 sessions) and spirituality therapy during eight weeks. In this study, the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) was used. The results showed that compassion-based therapy and spirituality therapy had an effect on family resilience (P<0.001; Eta=0.46; F=35.34) of couples referring to counseling centers. The results of the follow-up test also showed that there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of compassion based therapy and spirituality therapy in the variable of family resilience.

Keywords

Compassion Based Therapy

Couples

family resilience

Spirituality Therapy