Effectiveness of Dialectic Behavior Therapy on Self-Compassion and Psychological Flexibility of The Employees with Work-Family Conflict (Iran Khodro Company)

The present study was conducted aiming to determine the effectiveness of dialectic behavior therapy on self-compassion and psychological flexibility of the employees with work-family conflict. It was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest design with control group and two-month follow-up stage. The statistical population included the employees with work-family conflict at Iran Khodro Company (Tehran) in the autumn and winter of 2019-20. 30 employees with work-family conflict were selected through purposive sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 15 employees. The experimental group was undergone 10 sessions of dialectic behavior therapy (Linhan, 2004). Work-family conflict questionnaire (Carlson et.al, 2000), self-compassion questionnaire  (Neff, 2003) and psychological flexibility questionnaire (Denis and Vanderwall, 2010) were used in the present study. The data from the study were analyzed through repeated measurement ANOVA via SPSS23 software. The results showed that dialectic behavior therapy has had significant effect on self-compassion (p<0.001) and psychological flexibility (p<0.001) of the employees with work- family conflict in a way that this therapy could lead to the improvement of self-compassion and psychological flexibility of the employees. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that dialectic behavior therapy can be used as an efficient therapy to improve self-compassion and psychological flexibility of the employees with work-family conflict through employing techniques such as bearing distress, acceptance and emotional self-regulation.