The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Self-Compassion and Self-Criticism in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
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Objective: Substance use disorder is one of the chronic and debilitating disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on self-compassion and self-criticism in individuals with opioid use disorder. Method: The present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. Thirty people with opioid use disorder referred to Granmehr and Game-no addiction treatment centers in Mashhad were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly placed into two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The participants in the experimental group received acceptance and commitment therapy for 8 sessions, but the participants in the control group did not receive any treatment. Participants responded to the self-compassion scale and the self-criticism scale. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the variables of self-compassion and self-criticism. In other words, acceptance and commitment therapy was effective in increasing self-compassion and reducing self-criticism in individuals with opioid use disorder. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that therapists and other mental health professionals can use acceptance and commitment therapy to improve self-compassion and self-criticism in individuals with opioid use disorder.
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The findings on ACT's effect on self-compassion are consistent with the results of Khamoshi Ghalenoi & Mansouri (17) and Yadavaia et al. (32).
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- Authors
- Khamoshi Ghalenoei, S., Neyshabur Branch, I. A. U., Mansouri, A., & Neyshabur Branch, I. A. U.
- Affiliations
- Islamic Azad University of Nishapur (IR)
- Venue
- Research on Addiction
- Publisher
- CMV Verlag
- Published
- 2020-11-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 57
- Pages
- 237-254
- ISSN
- 0304-6168 (ISSN-L)
- 2008-4307
- OpenAlex
- W3120953835
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 3
- FWCI
- 0.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- fa
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- فصلنامه علمی و پژوهشی اعتیادپژوهی (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- acceptance and commitment therapy, self-compassion, self-criticism, opioid use disorder, addiction treatment, psychotherapy effectiveness
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