Effect of Two Therapies: Compassion-Focused and Positive-Oriented on the Body Image among Female Adolescents with a History of Self-Injury

Background: Self-injury in adolescents refers to intentional behaviors that are not extrinsically motivated or do not have pre-determined intentions and impose costs on one’s body image. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy and positive-oriented therapy on the body image of female adolescents with a history of self-injury. Methods: This semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design was conducted on ۴۵ female high school students in district ۴ of Tehran in the year of ۲۰۲۱. Participants were randomly divided into three groups (two intervention groups and one control group). The data were collected using a demographic information checklist and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scale (MBSRQ-AS) developed by Cash et al. (۲۰۰۰). The collected data were analyzed through multiple analysis of variance (MANCOVA) with SPSS software ۲۶. Results: The data revealed a statistically significant difference between the mean body image and the sub-scales scores in the three groups after the intervention appearance (F=۱۸.۳۷; P=۰.۰۰۱; Eta=۰.۶۲۰), appearance orientation (F=۰.۹۹; P=۰.۰۰۱; Eta=۰.۵۹۹), body areas satisfaction (F=۱۱.۸۷; P=۰.۰۰۱; Eta=۰.۶۵۹), fitness orientation (F=۱۵.۶۸; P=۰.۰۰۱; Eta=۰.۶۰۳), preoccupation with weight (P =۲۳.۰۴; P=۰.۰۰۱; Eta=۰.۵۴۰), and body satisfaction (F=۱۶.۶۹; P=۰.۰۰۱; Eta=۰.۶۱۳). The Bonferroni post hoc test showed no significant difference in the effectiveness of two therapies in the participants’ body image (P>۰.۰۵). Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of both compassion-focused and positive-oriented interventions on the body image, it is suggested that these interventions be used in female adolescents with a history of self-injury to reduce anxiety and improve mental well-being.

کلیدواژه ها:

compassion-focused therapy ، positive-oriented therapy ، self-Injury ، body image ، female adolescents