Comparison of Emotion-Focused Therapy Approach and Meta-Diagnostic Protocol on Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder
Comparison of Emotion-Focused Therapy Approach and Meta-Diagnostic Protocol on Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder
Background: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an emotion-focused therapy approach and a meta-diagnostic protocol in improving emotion regulation among adolescents with borderline disorder.
Methods: The study was a quasi-experimental design utilizing a pre-test-post-test and follow-up approach (three months later) with both control and experimental groups. The statistical population for this research comprised young individuals with borderline personality disorder seeking treatment at psychological clinics in Tehran from July to October 2023. A sample of 39 individuals was purposefully selected to participate in the study. The intervention, which consisted of six sessions conducted twice a week by a clinical psychologist, took place at one of the clinics involved in the study. The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) was utilized as the measurement tool in this research. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 27 and JASP version 18.1.0 software.
Results: The findings of this study indicated that the component of other blame showed a significant difference between the Emotion-focused therapy group and the control group during the follow-up phase (p<0.001). Similarly, there was no notable difference between the Meta-diagnostic therapy group and the control group during the follow-up phase (p=1.000).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, emotion-focused therapy may be beneficial in emotion regulation of adolescents diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Nonetheless, the Meta-diagnostic therapy approach did not prove effective in enhancing emotional well-being and did not lead to a decrease in emotional maladjustment or an improvement in negative self-concept.
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