Mohammad Reza Aqebati - M.A. Student, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Jafar Shabani - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness group training based on stress reduction on emotional self-regulation and self-care in type ۲ diabetes people - Esfrain ۲۰۲۳. Materials and Methods: This is an experimental research with a pre-test and post-test method and a control group. The statistical society included all type ۲ diabetes people in Esfrain city, of whom ۳۶ people were selected as the study sample. The participants were simple random placed in an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received mindfulness group education based on stress reduction during eight ۲-h sessions over ۸ weeks, whereas the control group received no education. Before and after the education sessions, the two groups completed Hoffman and Kashdan’s (۲۰۱۰) emotional self-regulation questionnaire and Tobert and Glasso’s (۲۰۰۰) self-care questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the multivariate analysis of covariance test. Results: The results showed that mindfulness group training based on stress reduction can improve emotional self-regulation scores and life expectancy in patients with type ۲ diabetes(P: ۰.۰۰۰۵). Conclusion: According to the results of the research, mindfulness training based on stress reduction is suggested to diabetic patients as a complementary treatment with the aim of improving the level of emotional self-regulation and self-care.

Social behavior, Emotional regulation, Mindfulness, Self-care, Diabetes