The Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Training on Perceived Social Support in Recovering Addicts

Iraj Shakerinia¹ Seyed Valiollah Mosavi² Mehdi Rouhani³

1) Associate Professor of Department of Psychology, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran
2) Associate Professor of Department of Psychology, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran
3) Master of General Psychology, Department of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran

IOI Code : XEAE-GCCAF
Publication : 2th National Conference on Psychopathology(asruma2.ir)
Abstract :
    The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of compassion focused training on perceived social support in recovering addicts. In this study, a semi-experimental design was used as a pretest-posttest with a control group. The population of this study included all recovering addicts of the addiction recovery center of Return to Life in Langrud city, from whom 30 people were selected based on convenience sampling method, and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In the pre-test and post-test stages, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support were used. The experimental group received 8 sessions of compassion focused training while the control group did not receive any intervention. The results of univariate analysis of covariance showed that compassion focused training had a significant effect on increasing the perceived social support of recovering addicts. The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that compassion focused training increases all perceived social support subscales. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that compassion focused training is a appropriate method to increase perceived social support of recovering addicts. Therefore, it is better to use the compassion focused training method in addiction treatment centers.

Keywords : compassion focused training perceived social support recovering addicts