The Effectiveness of Compassionate Mind Training on Psychological Well-Being and Tolerance of Women Experiencing Marital Conflict

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassionate mind training on psychological well-being and distress tolerance of women involved in marital conflict. The research applied a quasi-experimental design including pre-test, post-test, and control group. The statistical population included all women who had gone to counseling centers in Isfahan due to experiencing marital conflict. The statistical sample consisted of 24 women selected by purposive sampling method according to the entry and exit criteria and randomly replaced in two groups of 12 experimental and control. Before the training, both groups were tested by the Barati and Sanai marital conflict test, the psychological well-being of Reef and Keys, and the distress tolerance of Simmons and Gaher. Training sessions for the experimental group were held once a week (90 minutes) for eight sessions. After the sessions, a post-test was performed for both groups. Data analysis was performed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that compassionate mind training had a significant effect on increasing psychological well-being (components of positive relationships with others, autonomy, and mastery of the environment) and distress tolerance (tolerance and absorption components) (p <0.05). In general, compassionate mind training can increase the psychological well-being and tolerance of the women experiencing marital conflict.