Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Comparison of the effectiveness of positive treatment and dialectical behavior therapy on the self-knowledge of vulnerable adolescents under the welfare of Tehran city

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mahin Molaei jolandan 1
Javad Khalatbari 2
Shohreh Ghorban Shiroudi 3
1 Ph.d. student General Psychology , Department of Psychology , Tonekabon Branch , Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon , Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology , Tonekabon Branch , Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon , Iran.( Corresponding author)
3 Associate ProfessorŲŒ Department of counseling , Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2024.79915.4606
Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positive therapy and dialectical behavior therapy on the self-knowledge of vulnerable adolescents under the welfare of Tehran. The research method was an experiment with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all vulnerable teenagers covered by the welfare department of Tehran in 1400. Using the available sampling method, 60 people were selected and randomly assigned to the intervention groups of positive psychology and dialectical behavior therapy and the control group. The score obtained from Kettle's Self-Knowledge Questionnaire (1998) was included in the initial screening as a pre-test. Then, the intervention of positive psychology and dialectical behavior therapy was presented to the experimental group for 10 sessions of 90 minutes each, and the control group did not receive any intervention. Then all three groups were measured in the post-test. Also, after one month, the follow-up period was carried out by implementing a self-knowledge questionnaire. Data analysis using mixed variance analysis showed that positive treatment and dialectical behavior therapy were effective on the self-knowledge of vulnerable teenagers under the welfare of Tehran city (P<0.001). Also, the effect of positive treatment was greater than dialectical behavior therapy in improving self-knowledge (P<0.001). The results were maintained in the follow-up phase. The results of this research reveal the need to pay special attention to the issues of vulnerable teenagers.
Keywords
Positive therapy
dialectical behavior therapy
self-knowledge
vulnerable teenagers
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 67, Issue 4
May and June 2024