The Effectiveness of a Treatment Program Based on Internal Family Systems to Improve Emotional Regulation among University Students
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https://doi.org/10.59759/educational.v4i3.1048Keywords:
Emotional Regulation, Internal Family Systems, Treatment Program.Abstract
Abstract: The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of treatment with internal family systems in developing emotional regulation in a sample of university students. The sample numbered (15) male and female students, who were selected intentionally. The emotional regulation scale and the treatment program were applied. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the arithmetic means of the post-test measurements of the dimensions of emotional regulation in favor of the experimental group that was trained on the therapeutic program using the internal family systems model. It also revealed no statistically significant difference between the average scores of the study sample members on the self-compassion scale, including its overall significance and sub-dimensions, in the post-test and their average scores on the follow-up test one month after the program's completion.
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