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Effectiveness of emotion regulation training on cognitive flexibility and loneliness in self-reported addicts to welfare organization
Maryam Ghavami , Kobra Kazemiyan Moghadam * 1, Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh , Masoud Shahbazi
1- , k.kazemian@yahoo.com
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The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on cognitive flexibility and loneliness in addicts. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research includes all addicts who self-reported to the welfare organization of Shiraz city in the first six months of 2022, among whom, a sample of 30 people was purposefully selected and randomly were placed in two experimental and control groups (each 15 members). The experimental group was subjected to the emotion regulation training for 8 sessions of 90 minutes, while no intervention was considered for control group. The questionnaires used in this research included the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (Dennis & VanderWal, 2010) and The Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adalts Scale (DiTommaso & Spinner, 1997). The research data was analyzed using multivariate and univariate covariance test and SPSS-25 software. The results showed that emotion regulation training has a significant impact on increasing flexibility and reducing the feeling of loneliness in addicted people (p<0.01). The adverse consequences of drug addiction and its destructive role in mental health overshadow the process of personal, social and professional life and even the personal and family life of this group, so it is necessary to take appropriate measures to improve the psychological, emotional and the behavior of these people. Based on this, it is necessary to use appropriate psychological interventions that improve psychological capabilities and interpersonal relationships and reduce their psychological symptoms.
 
Keywords: emotion regulation training, cognitive flexibility, social and emotional loneliness
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2023/09/1 | Accepted: 2023/10/31
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