The Effectiveness of Self-Compassion Focused Therapy on Increase of Psychological Well-Being and Reduction of Depression in the Elderly
A mere increase in the old people’s life expectancy is thought not to be adequate, but rather the increment of longevity especially in the old people is beneficial only if dynamic elderly can be experienced. In another word, quality of life seems to be as crucial as its quantity. The current study a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Razi University
2018-02-01
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| Series: | روانشناسی پیری |
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| Online Access: | https://jap.razi.ac.ir/article_903_ec05be244b61d890123662560f50ffd1.pdf |
| Summary: | A mere increase in the old people’s life expectancy is thought not to be adequate, but rather the increment of longevity especially in the old people is beneficial only if dynamic elderly can be experienced. In another word, quality of life seems to be as crucial as its quantity. The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of self-compassion focused therapy on the increase of psychological well-being and reduction of depression in the elderly. This research was semi-experimental with <em>pre</em>‐<em>test</em> and <em>post</em>‐<em>test control group design. </em>The statistical population contained the whole aged individuals residing in Isfahan, Iran, in that among 100 persons residing in nursing homes and willing to take part in the study, 30 who suffered from major and moderate depression were selected and asked to fill out <em>Yesavage et al. depression and</em> Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being questionnaires. Self-Compassion focused therapy protocol was executed on the experimental group for eight sessions (two sessions a week), while the control group didn’t receive any psychological intervention or instruction in the same time. It was Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) through which data was analyzed using SPSS-22 software. Results indicated that self-compassion focused therapy may decrease depression and increase psychological well-being significantly (P=0.001). Suggested to implement in the aged people to decrease depression and increase psychological well-being is self-compassion focused therapy or instruction according to the value and significance of the old people in any society. |
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| ISSN: | 2423-7647 2476-6836 |