Effectiveness of transdiagnostic integrated treatment in cognitive emotion regulation strategies and social adjustment among infertile women

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1 MA. in clinical psychology, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 MA. student in clinical psychology, Medical Sciences of Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. student in educational management, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

4 MA. in general psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University , Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Infertile women faced high emotional problems and psychological stress that affected their social adjustment and quality of life. In this study our main purpose is assessment of effectiveness of transdiagnostic integrated treatment to improve cognitive emotion regulation strategies and social adjustment among infertile women.
 
Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial 40 infertile women referring to family clinic of Shahid Beheshti University were selected and located in the experimental group (n= 20) and control group (n= 20). Participants in the experimental group (each 90 minutes) received transdiagnostic integrated treatment for 8 sessions. Collection tool data in this study was cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) and social adjustment questionnaire, as well as Clinical Interview for Axis I and II disorders were used. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software and descriptive statistics methods.
 
Results: The findings showed that the treatment unified transdiagnostic significant effect on cognitive emotion regulation strategies and social adjustment in infertile wome.
This change of variables planning, positive evaluation, acceptance, and blaming the other, 0.35, 0.28, 0.56, 0.43 respectively. Also for compatibility variables at home, emotional adjustment and social adjustment changes made to the 0.53, 0.46, and 0.16, respectively.
 
Conclusion: The result of this study showed that transdiagnostic integrated treatment as an approach based on emotion and use the adaptive emotion regulation strategies in infertile women uses the different techniques, avoidance of emotional suppression, flexibility, psychological and social adjustment in infertile women to enhance mental acceptance.
 

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 19, special issue
May and June 2017
Pages 163-169

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