Comparison of the effect schema and cognitive behavioral therapy on the cognitive regulation of emotions in girls adolescent of divorced

This research was conducted with the aim of comparing schema and cognitive behavioral therapy on the cognitive regulation of emotions in  girls adolescent of divorced.

The research was semi-experimental and repeated measurement type with a control group.The statistical population was all adolescent girls from divorced families, who were between the ages of 13 and 15 in Isfahan. A statistical sampl of 45 girls who were randomly assigned to the experimental group of schema therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy and control. experimental groups received group counseling schema and cognitive behavioral therapy for 20 sessions of 90 minutes, and the control group did not receive any training.The instrument used was the 36-question cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (Granofsky,Kraij and Spinhaven,2002) (CERQ). In order to compare the test averages in each stage, was used of the method analysis of variance with repeated measurements and follow-up tests.

The results of the analysis of variance with repeated measurements showed experimental groups of schema therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy created a significant increase in the cognitive regulation of emotion (p<0.01). And these results remained in the two-month follow-up (p<0.01). The comparison between the two experimental groups showed that schema therapy is more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy in the cognitive regulation of emotion in both post-test (p<0.05) and follow-up (p<0.01) stages.

Based on this study, therapists in the field of children and adolescents are suggested to use schema therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for emotional diagnosis.