Intimate partner violence.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: It Includes 30 women. Compassion-Focused Therapy based on Paul Gilbert's approach will be held for 8 weekly 90-minute sessions for the intervention group. Intervent
Sponsors
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having Iranian nationality Being married with a permanent marriage Aged between 18 and 55 years Having lived together for at least one year Having experienced domestic violence by the husband at least during the past year (based on the CTS2 questionnaire) Ability to understand and speak Persian, having a minimum education level of high school diploma or higher (due to the ability to understand intervention-related concepts and complete assignments) Not being pregnant or in the postpartum period (up to six months after delivery) No simultaneous participation in a similar intervention Not filing for divorce No experience of severe stressors such as divorce, accidents, or bereavement of relatives in the past six months Scoring below 68 on the Neff Self-Compassion Scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Use of psychotropic drugs, including anti-anxiety medications (such as clonazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam), antidepressants (such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline), antipsychotics (such as chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, haloperidol), mood stabilizers (such as lithium, carbamazepine, sodium valproate), and stimulants (such as amphetamine, dexmethylphenidate, dextroamphetamine) within 6 months prior to participation in the study and during the study. History of hospitalization in a psychiatric or neurology ward Suffering from any underlying and incurable diseases such as cancer or malignant tumors History of alcohol or drug abuse in the participant or their spouse Having impaired consciousness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Women whose Neff Self-Compassion Scale score is less than 68. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention, and two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Neff Self-Compassion Scale.;Self-Esteem score on the Rosenberg Scale. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention, and two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.;Resilience score in the Connor and Davidson Scale. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, immediately after the end of the intervention, and two months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactTahereh Khavari
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed