Comparison of the Effectiveness of Individual Counseling with Compassion Therapy with Family Counseling with Bowen Emotional System in Differentiation

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of individual counseling based on compassion therapy with family therapy counseling based on differentiation of girls.

The present study was a quasi-experimental study in which two experimental groups and one control group were used with pre-test, post-test and follow-up test. The statistical population included all adolescent girls aged 17-14 years in 1998-99, who were studying in public schools in 19 education districts of Tehran. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster method in which 30 people were randomly divided into two The experimental group and a control group were replaced. The data collection tool was a differentiation questionnaire. The differentiation questionnaire was completed four times by the adolescents in the sample group before the beginning of counseling sessions, after the end of treatment, two months after treatment (first follow-up), and six months after the end of treatment (second follow-up). Initially, Bowen-based family therapy counseling was provided for the first group and individual compassion-based counseling for the second group. During this period, the control group did not receive any counseling or psychological training. After data collection, analysis of covariance was analyzed.

The results showed that in the individual counseling group based on compassion therapy compared to the family therapy group based on Bowen emotional system, the degree of differentiation and its subscales have increased significantly.

According to the research results, it is suggested to use compassion therapy and family therapy methods based on Bowenchr('39')s emotional system to improve the differentiation of students in psychology and counseling centers, schools, universities and other cases.