Comparison of trauma‑focused cognitive‑behavioral therapy and theory of mind on increasing social competence among abused children
نویسندگان
1 Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2 Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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4 Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
5 Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: In recent decades, the use of psychological methods has been considered toimprove the barriers and challenges of abuse adolescent females. This study focuses on comparingthe efficacy of trauma‑focused cognitive‑behavioral therapy (TF‑CBT) and theory of mind (ToM) onsocial competence among abused children.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A clinical trial was performed with 39 abused children as the subjectsof the study. Participants are residents in Ahvaz (Iran) host‑family centers and were randomly dividedinto two groups of experimental subjects and control subjects. The data collection method utilizedthe Social Competence Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, covariance analysis, and Tukey’s posthoc test were used for the data analysis.RESULTS: Comparison of the groups showed that the average behavioral and cognitive competenceincreased in both TF‑CBT and ToM groups, but the average emotional, social competence issignificantly higher in the ToM group. It is also found that the average social motivational competenceis significantly higher in the TF‑CBT group than in the ToM group.CONCLUSION: TF‑CBT and ToM can be effectively used to improve the social competence ofabused adolescent females.
