Effect of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) on Blood Cortisol and Cognitive-Emotion Regulation in Drug Abusers

Torbati, Abbas Ghodrati; Nejat, Hamid; Toozandehjani, Hasan; Samari, Ali Akbar; Amarghan, Hoseyn Akbari

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“…Ghodrati Torbati et al . [ 30 ] examined the effects of CFT on blood cortisol and cognitive-emotional regulation in drug users and showed that the compassion-focused behavioral therapy had a significant effect on blood cortisol and emotion regulation in post-test. Izanloo et al .…”

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“…The sample consisted of 30 patients (15 in each group) based on statistical formula 1 and similar studies. [ 29 30 ] Sampling method of this project was available and in the next step, simple random sampling was used to assign people to two experimental and control groups [ Figure 1 ]. The sampling method of this project was available and based on inclusion and exclusion criteria as random appointment in experimental and control groups.…”

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“…This study was based on STROBE 2 guidline. The selected samples that met the inclusion criteria were as follows: being male, minimum age of 20, maximum age of 40,[ 30 ] no history of chronic mental illness, no use of sedatives, and patients with COVID-19 who have been discharged for 14 days. Exclusion criteria were absenteeism of more than two sessions in training sessions, dissatisfaction and cooperation of individuals, and not doing the tasks specified in the training process and relapse of the disease.…”

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Effectiveness of educational intervention-based compassion therapy on emotional regulation and self-control after discharge of patients With COVID-19

Torbati

Zandi

Abbaspour

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: One of the important causes of anxiety in COVID-19 disease is the inability to regulate emotion and lack of self-control during threatening conditions. The psychotherapy technique has been effective in reducing these symptoms. Therefore, this study attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on emotion regulation and self-control in patients with COVID-19 after discharge. MATERIALS AND METHOD: It was a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with a control group. The statistical population consisted of 30 men (15 in each group) who were in the quarantine period of COVID-19 disease. Available sampling was used and the participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, compassion-based treatment was performed in 10 sessions of 90 min. Tanji's self-control questionnaire and Garnofsky's Emotion Regulation questionnaires were used. Data analysis were performed using SPSS 21 software and multivariate analysis of covariance. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of emotion regulation and self-control variables in the experimental and control groups ( P < 0.001). The effect of this treatment on increasing the emotion regulation score was 49% and on increasing the self-control score was 37%. CONCLUSION: Compassion-based therapy can increase cognitive regulation and improve self-control in patients with COVID-19 disease. It is suggested that this intervention can be used in psychological treatment programs.

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Effectiveness of educational intervention-based compassion therapy on emotional regulation and self-control after discharge of patients With COVID-19

Torbati

Zandi

Abbaspour

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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“…Moreover, researchers have theoretically and empirically confirmed the prominent role of cognitive emotion regulation in the pathology of emotional and addictive disorders (16). Emotional dysregulation is a set of conscious and unconscious strategies manifested as the inability to control and moderate emotional expression and causes incorrect re-appraisal of cognitive changes before the occurrence of emotion (17,18).…”

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Association of addiction tendency with distress tolerance, self-differentiation, and emotion regulation difficulties mediated by resilience in university students

Dezhkam

Bahri

Keshi

2023

J Shahrekord Univ Med Sci

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Background and aims: Cognitive emotion regulation strategies enhance students’ ability to handle emotional and stressful situations and lead to resilient behavior and suitable behavioral performance. The present study aimed to investigate the association of addiction tendency with distress tolerance, self-differentiation, and emotion regulation difficulties mediated by resilience in university students. Methods: This was a descriptive-correlational study using structural equation modeling (SEM). Cluster sampling was used to enroll 314 individuals among all students at the Islamic Azad University of Tehran in the academic year 2020-2021. The research instruments included the Shorter PROMIS Questionnaire (SPQ), the Distress Tolerance Scale-Short Form (DTS-SF), the Self-Other Differentiation Scale (SODS), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data were analyzed by the SEM method using SPSS-26 and SmartPLS. Results: The results showed that distress tolerance (β=0.25, P<0.001) and emotion regulation difficulties (β=0.35, P<0.001) had a significant direct association with resilience. In addition, distress tolerance (β=0.14, P<0.001), self-differentiation (β=0.25, P<0.001), emotion regulation difficulties (β=0.27, P<0.001), and resilience (β=0.22, P<0.001) had a significant direct relationship with addictive tendencies. Moreover, resilience mediated the association of distress tolerance and emotion regulation difficulties with addictive tendencies in college students. Conclusion: The proposed model had the desired fitting based on the results. It is a great step toward understanding factors associated with addiction tendencies in university students. Furthermore, it is an appropriate model, according to which various programs can be developed and designed to prevent addiction tendencies among university students.

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Self-Compassion is Associated with Improved Well-Being and Healthier Cortisol Profiles in Undergraduate Students

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Amarsaikhan,

Ricks

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Mindfulness

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Objectives Stress is highly prevalent in college students. Self-compassion, the tendency to respond in a caring manner to one’s own suffering or failures, reduces psychological distress and promotes mental health. Self-compassion may also influence physiological manifestations of stress; however, research is limited. Among undergraduate students over the course of an academic semester, we explored the associations of self-compassion with stress-related psychological variables including measures of affect, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. We also examined daily patterns of salivary cortisol over four days: diurnal slope, mean, and day-to-day cortisol rhythm stability. Method This sample of undergraduate students from introductory psychology courses in a large United States Midwestern university was predominantly non-Hispanic White (71.2%) and female (86.4%). All data were collected prior to final exams. After providing baseline psychosocial data, participants engaged in a 2-week mindfulness intervention: They were provided an iPod loaded with audio tracks based on the well-known Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention, but received no face-to-face instruction. Fifty-nine participants provided self-report demographic and medical data and completed the saliva sampling regimen over the first 4 days of the intervention. Diurnal salivary cortisol was assessed immediately after waking and again at bedtime over four consecutive days. Results Hierarchical multiple regressions replicated previous findings showing that self-compassion is associated with higher positive and lower negative affect, lower perceived stress, and fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression. Regression models controlling for oral contraception and tobacco use revealed a positive association of self-compassion with healthy cortisol profiles marked by steeper diurnal cortisol slopes and increased regularity of the inter-daily cortisol slope. Conclusions These results confirm that self-compassion may be protective against the psychological and physiological manifestations of stress in college. Kind and compassionate responses to one’s own struggles may shield students from the adverse effects of stress. The potential mechanisms underlying these associations are worthy of future research. Preregistration This study is not preregistered.

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Effect of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) on Blood Cortisol and Cognitive-Emotion Regulation in Drug Abusers

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Effectiveness of educational intervention-based compassion therapy on emotional regulation and self-control after discharge of patients With COVID-19

Effectiveness of educational intervention-based compassion therapy on emotional regulation and self-control after discharge of patients With COVID-19

Association of addiction tendency with distress tolerance, self-differentiation, and emotion regulation difficulties mediated by resilience in university students

Self-Compassion is Associated with Improved Well-Being and Healthier Cortisol Profiles in Undergraduate Students

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