Efficacy of Child-Centered Mindfulness Therapy on the Attachment Quality in the Divorce-Engaged Children with Difficulty in the Emotional Self-Regulation

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD Student in Counseling, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of Child-centered mindfulness therapy on the attachment quality and parent-child interaction in the divorce-engaged children with difficulty in emotional self-regulation. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest and two-month follow-up period design. The statistical population of the present study included female divorce-engaged children engaged with difficulty in emotional self-regulation (9 to 12 years old) who studied in primary school in academic year 2021-22 in Tehran. 26 female divorce-engaged children with difficulty in emotional self-regulation were selected through purposive sampling method and randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (each group of 13 children). The experimental group received ten sixty-five-minute sessions of Child-centered mindfulness therapy intervention during two months. The applied questionnaires in this study included Children's Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski et.al, 2007) and Attachment Quality Questionnaire (Kappenberg, Halpern, 2007) and parent-child interaction Questionnaire (Fine, Moreland, Schwebel, 1983). The data were analyzed via SPSS23 software through mixed ANOVA method. The results showed that Child-centered mindfulness therapy has significant effect on the attachment quality and parent-child interaction of the divorce-engaged children with difficulty in emotional self-regulation (p<0.001). According to the findings of the study it can be concluded that Unified trans-diagnostic treatment can be used as an efficient method to increase attachment quality and parent-child interaction of the divorce-engaged children with difficulty in emotional self-regulation through techniques such as mindful emotions and thoughts and being in the present time.

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  • Receive Date: 28 September 2022
  • Revise Date: 19 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 24 October 2022

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