The effectiveness of self-compassion therapy on internalized shame, self-criticism and quality of life of divorced women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250423065448N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-12

Start date

2025-04-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Internalized shame, self-criticism, quality of life.

Interventions

Intervention group: 15 people Control group: 15 people with pre-test/post-test and compassion-based therapy intervention.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Declaration of informed consent Ability to read and write

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cognitive problems or lack of insight that prevent completion of the test Failure to fill out the informed consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compassion-focused Therapy. Timepoint: Measuring internalized shame, self-criticism and quality of life at the beginning of the study and two months after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Cooke's Internalized Shame Questionnaire (1993), Thompson and Zuroff Levels of Self-Criticism Questionnaire (LOSC) (2004), World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHO-QOL-BREF) Short Form.	—

Measure

Time frame

Compassion-focused Therapy. Timepoint: Measuring internalized shame, self-criticism and quality of life at the beginning of the study and two months after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Cooke's Internalized Shame Questionnaire (1993), Thompson and Zuroff Levels of Self-Criticism Questionnaire (LOSC) (2004), World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHO-QOL-BREF) Short Form.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Internalized shame. Timepoint: The measurement of internalized shame is at the beginning of the study and two months after the beginning of the study. Method of measurement: Cook's Internalized Shame Questionnaire (1993).;Self-criticism. Timepoint: Self-criticism is measured at the beginning of the study and two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Thompson and Zuroff Levels of Self-Criticism Questionnaire (LOSC) (2004).;Quality of life. Timepoint: Quality of life is measured at the beginning of the study and two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) Short Form.	—

Measure

Time frame

Internalized shame. Timepoint: The measurement of internalized shame is at the beginning of the study and two months after the beginning of the study. Method of measurement: Cook's Internalized Shame Questionnaire (1993).;Self-criticism. Timepoint: Self-criticism is measured at the beginning of the study and two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Thompson and Zuroff Levels of Self-Criticism Questionnaire (LOSC) (2004).;Quality of life. Timepoint: Quality of life is measured at the beginning of the study and two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) Short Form.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Heidari

Islamic Azad University

fatemeh_heydari7826@yahoo.com+98 11 3564 2530

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026