The effectiveness of mindfulness training on psychological distress and pessimism in girls with previous child abuse experience

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on reducing psychological distress and pessimism in girls who have abuse experience in childhood.Methods: The study was a semi-experimental and a pretest-posttest method with a control group. The present study population included all senior high school girls at the 8th district of Tehran with the child abuse experience. A total of 30 participants were selected using available sampling method and randomly assigned in experimental and control groups. Among the girls who participated and volunteered, those who had a high harassment score (scores above 75), were selected as the sample group. Kessler Life Orientation and Psychological Distress Questionnaires were performed as a pre-test and the experimental group received mindfulness treatment in 8 sessions 60 minutes each, then the questionnaires mentioned as post-test in both groups performed. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance.Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between psychological distress and pessimism in the experimental group and the control group.Conclusion: The results also showed the effect of mindfulness training as one of the supportive methods in reducing psychological distress and pessimism of girls with child abuse experience

The effectiveness of mindfulness training on psychological distress and pessimism in girls with previous child abuse experience Keywords:

mindfulness , psychological distress , Pessimism , child abuse , counseling