Effect of emotion focused therapy on flexibility and emotional distress of girls with emotional breakdown

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Counseling Department, University of Isfahan

2 Counseling Department, University of Isfahan,

Abstract

Introduction: Emotional breakdown has wide consequences for a person and the necessity of therapeutic measures is felt in this field. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion focused therapy on flexibility and emotional distress of girls with emotional breakdown.

Method: The single case method was used in this research. The research population was all girls with emotional breakdown in Isfahan city. Through purposive sampling, three volunteer girls who met the entry criteria were selected and received 9 sessions of emotion focused therapy. The research data was collected through Love Truma Inventory, depression, anxiety and stress scale and emotional flexibility scale. The participants completed the questionnaires in three stages (before the start of the intervention, during the intervention process and after the end of the intervention). Data were analyzed through spss software, reliability coefficient and recovery percentage.

Findings: The results showed that the value of reliability coefficient for all three girls, in the variables of flexibility and emotional distress, was significant at the level of p<0.01 in the post-treatment and follow-up phase.

Conclusion: According to the findings, emotion focused therapy has been effective in increasing emotional flexibility and reducing emotional distress in girls with emotional failure.

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  • Receive Date: 26 November 2024
  • Revise Date: 04 August 2025
  • Accept Date: 06 June 2025

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