The effectiveness of integration of emotion regulation therapy and compassion therapy on the mental well-being of women with domestic violence experience

Abstract

Objective: Domestic violence against women by their spouses is a severe violation of human rights and a public health concern, recognized by the World Health Organization as a hidden global epidemic. The present study investigated the effectiveness of the integration of emotion regulation therapy and compassion therapy on the mental well-being of women who have experienced domestic violence. 
Method: The current research was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The target population of the current study was all women aged 20 to 40 affected by domestic violence who were referred to psychological and counseling clinics and legal, medical centers in Mashhad. Twenty people were selected by voluntary sampling and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. Keyes and Magyar-Moe's (2003) mental well-being questionnaire was used to collect data. The intervention experimental group received emotion-oriented integrated therapy based on compassion in 10 sessions of 60 minutes. Finally, the research data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis.
Results: The research findings showed that combining emotion regulation therapy and compassion therapy has increased mental well-being in women who have experienced domestic violence.
Conclusion: Based on the research findings, taking into account the critical role of women in society and families and the need to pay attention to their mental health, it is necessary to hold training workshops in the field of compassion therapy and emotion regulation therapy in counseling and rehabilitation centers.