Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 PhD student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.

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

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of immunization training against stress and self-compassion training on sense of agency,emotion regulation in male adolescents in Ahvaz.The research design was quasi-experimental of pre-test, post-test and control group and two-month follow-up stage.The statistical population of the study was all male adolescents in Ahvaz in the academic year 1401-1400, of which 75 male high school students were randomly selected and randomly divided into two experimental groups and a control group.The first experimental group was trained immunization against stress Mykenbaum (2008), in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and the second experimental group was trained self-compassion Gilbert(2009), in 8 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group did not receive any interventions. The instruments used included the Woody Sense-Functioning Scale(2013) and the Garnefski & Craig(2002) Short Form Cognitive Emotion Styles Questionnaire. The results of data analysis showed that stress immunization training and self-compassion training had an effect on the sense of agency, positive and negative emotion regulation compared to the control group in male adolescents. (p <0.001) also It was found that stress immunization training was more effective than self-compassion training in increasing positive sense of agency and positive emotion regulation and decreasing negative emotion regulation (p <0.001). The results in the follow-up phase were also stable. Therefore, using the immunization training method against stress as a more effective intervention can be used to increase the sense of agency and positive emotion regulation and reduce the negative emotion regulation of male adolescents.

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