The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Improving Happiness and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Male Methamphetamine Users
Zeinabsadat Hosaini, Vahid Ahmadi, SHahram Mami
Applied Family Therapy Journal 2021 DOI: 10.61838/kman.aftj.2.1.10 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with control group and one-month follow-up Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Married male methamphetamine users visiting public and private medical centers (outpatient and residential) in Kermanshah in 2018 |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy |
| Duration | Eight 120-minute sessions, with a one-month follow-up |
| Measures | Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategy Questionnaire (Garnefski et al., 2001), Happiness Inventory (Argyle and Lu, 1990) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was associated with changes in all nine cognitive emotion regulation strategies measured and with increased happiness in married male methamphetamine users, and these effects remained stable at one-month follow-up. The authors suggest psychologists and psychotherapists use these results to increase adaptive strategies and happiness and reduce maladaptive strategies in drug users. |
Abstract
Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in improving happiness and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in methamphetamine users.
Methods: The research design was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a one-month follow-up. The statistical population consisted of all married male methamphetamine users who visited public and private medical centers (including outpatient centers and residential centers) in Kermanshah in 2018. Among whom, we selected 30 men as research samples by a convenience sampling method and randomly assigned them to experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. We evaluated both groups by the emotional cognitive regulation strategy questionnaire by Garnefski et al. (2001) and the happiness inventory by Argyle and Lu (1990). The experimental group then underwent eight 120-minute sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention by Kabat-Zinn (2004). We analyzed data using the repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Results: The results indicated the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on components of cognitive-emotional regulation strategies, namely self-blame (p<0.001, F=25.76), blaming others (p<0.001, F=22.76), rumination (p<0.001, F=21.76), positive refocusing (p<0.001, F=29.71), planning refocusing (p<0.001, F=27.59), positive reappraisal (p<0.001, F=26.51), underestimation (p<0.001, F=21.91), acceptance (p<0.001, F=20.63), Catastrophizing (p<0.001, F=29.23), and happiness (p<0.001, F=86.29), and the stability of the effect was in the follow-up phase.
Conclusion: According to the results, we suggest psychologists and psychotherapists use the results of the present study to increase adaptive-cognitive emotional strategies and happiness and reduce maladaptive emotional cognitive strategies in drug abusers and prevent negative consequences of addiction on the family by using effective approaches and providing health conditions in the family system.