The Effectiveness of Self-Compassion Intervention on Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Female Students with Suicidal Thoughts

Mahbobeh  Parvardeh; Mohammad  Abbasi; Ezatolah  Ghadampour

doi:10.18502/tbj.v24i2.19664

Mahbobeh Parvardeh Ph.D. Candidate in Educational psychology, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
Mohammad Abbasi Associate Professor Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
Ezatolah Ghadampour Professor Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tbj.v24i2.19664

Keywords: Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Female Students, Elf-Compassion Training, Suicidal Thoughts

Abstract

Introduction:Investigating suicide and evaluating intervention programs is essential for designing preventive strategies. Cognitive emotion regulation is an effective factor in reducing suicidal thoughts. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of self-compassion intervention on cognitive emotion regulation in female students with suicidal thoughts.

Methods:The present study was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test study with a control group. The statistical population included all female students in the second year of high school in Khorramabad in the academic year 2024-2025. According to the type of research, the sample size was 15 people in each group, and 30 people were selected using a multi-stage random cluster method and were placed in the experimental and control groups. The data collection tools in this study were the Beck et al. Suicidal Thoughts Questionnaire (1979) and the Garnevsky and Kraij Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (2006). The intervention was self-compassion (Paul Gilbert, 2000), which was implemented for 8 90-minute sessions, once a week, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The data from the study were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS-25 software.

Results:The results showed a significant increase in the average components of cognitive emotion regulation in the experimental and control groups (p<0/001). Self-compassion intervention has reduced the use of maladaptive strategies and increased the use of adaptive strategies among subjects. (p<0/001).

Conclusion: Self-compassion intervention can be an effective intervention method for cognitive emotion regulation in students with suicidal thoughts.