The Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy based on Mindfulness on Psychological Well-being and Positive and Negative Emotions in Substance Dependent People

Substance abuse and addiction causes serious social, economic, political, and cultural and health damage to societies. In the present study, the effect of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on the psychological well-being and positive affect of people addicted to substances was investigated. The study method was semi-experimental in the form of a pre-test-post-test design with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population includes all substance dependent people who referred to drug abuse clinics in Zahedan city in ۱۴۰۱. ۵۰ people dependent on substances (۲۵ people experimental group and ۲۵ people control group) were selected by purposive sampling method and according to the score obtained from psychological well-being and positive emotion questionnaires, they were placed equally in the experimental and control groups of ۲۵ people. The data were collected using Riff's psychological well-being scale (۱۹۸۹) and Watson et al.'s (۱۹۸۸) positive and negative affect scale questionnaires and analyzed using analysis of covariance test. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the average scores of the pre-test, post-test and follow-up in the variables of psychological well-being and its dimensions (self-acceptance, positive relationship with others, independence, mastery of the environment, purposefulness in life, personal growth) and positive and negative emotions. Therefore, the average post-test and follow-up scores of the experimental group are significantly higher in the psychological well-being variable and dimensions (self-acceptance, positive relationship with others, independence, mastery of the environment, purposefulness in life, personal growth) and positive affect than the control group and in Negative affect variables were lower than the control group. According to the findings of the research, to reduce psychological distress and post-accident stress in substance dependent people, it is recommended to increase cognitive therapy techniques based on mindfulness.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cognitive Therapy ، Mindfulness ، Psychological Well-being ، Positive Affect