Volume 15 No 3 (2017)
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in increasing infertile couples’ resilience and reducing anxiety, stress, and depression
Mojgan Javedani Masrour , Hossein Aerabsheybani , Nasrin Ramezani , Khadijeh Aerabsheybani
Abstract
The present research aims to study the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on increasing
resilience, and reducing depression anxiety and stress, in infertile couples. The statistical population consisted of
all infertile couples referred to health centers in Mashhad in 2015. The sample size of the present study included
30 infertile husbands and wives (15 couples). The participants were selected using convenience sampling. Fifteen
participants were placed in the test group and 15 placed in the control group. Having been selected and placed in
the intended groups, the participants attended eight sessions of MBCT classes. The control group did not receive
any intervention. The tools used in the study were Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) (CD-RIS) and
Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21). Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data obtained. The
findings showed a significant difference between the total resilience score mean as well as depression, anxiety,
and stress mean of the test and control groups in the post-test. In general, based on the findings of the present
study, one can say that MBCT has been proved to be effective in increasing infertile women’s resilience and
reducing depression, anxiety, and stress.
Keywords
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Resilience, Anxiety, Stress And Depression; Infertile Couples
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