Preventive Care In Nursing and Midwifery Journal

en Effect of Two Therapies: Compassion-Focused and Positive-Oriented on the Body Image among Female Adolescents with a History of Self-Injury Nursing Orginal research Background: Self-injury in adolescents refers to intentional behaviors that are not extrinsically motivated or do not have pre-determined intentions and impose costs on one’s body image. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy and positive-oriented therapy on the body image of female adolescents with a history of self-injury. Methods: This semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design was conducted on 45 female high school students in District 4 of Tehran in 2021. Participants were randomly divided into three groups (two intervention groups and one control group). The data were collected using a demographic information checklist and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scale (MBSRQ-AS) developed by Cash et al. (2000). The collected data were analyzed through multiple analyses of variance (MANCOVA) with SPSS software 26. Results: The data revealed a statistically significant difference between the mean body image and the sub-scales scores in the three groups after the intervention appearance (F=18.37; P=0.001; Eta=0.620), appearance orientation (F=0.99; P=0.001; Eta=0.599), body areas satisfaction (F=11.87; P=0.001; Eta=0.659), fitness orientation (F=15.68; P=0.001; Eta=0.603), preoccupation with weight (P =23.04; P=0.001; Eta=0.540), and body satisfaction (F=16.69; P=0.001; Eta=0.613). The Bonferroni post hoc test showed no significant difference in the effectiveness of two therapies in the participants’ body image (P>0.05). Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of both compassion-focused and positive-oriented interventions on body image, it is suggested that these interventions be used in female adolescents with a history of self-injury to reduce anxiety and improve mental well-being. Compassion-Focused Therapy, Positive-Oriented Therapy, Self-Injury, Body Image, Female Adolescents 72 82 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-779-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Kashaniain khashanian@gmial.com 100319475328460013863 0009-0005-4669-2924 No PhD. Candidate, Department of Psychology, Arak branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee a.khodabakhshid@khatam.ac.ir 100319475328460013864 100319475328460013864 Yes Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran/ visiting Associate Professor of Psychology, Arak branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran Davood Taghvaei taghvaei@yahoo.com 100319475328460013865 100319475328460013865 No Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Arak branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran Ghoodsi Ahghar anna_khodabakhshi@yahoo.com 100319475328460013866 100319475328460013866 No Professor, Academy of Scientific Studies in Education, Ministry of Education, Tehran, Iran/ Visiting Professor of Psychology, Arak branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran