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The Effect of Compassion-Focused Therapy on Perceived Stress of Adolescent Girl Volleyball Players
Roxana Karkhaneh *
Ph.D. Student of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University
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Background and Purpose: Adolescence is a sensitive and stressful period; adolescents may exaggeratedly perceive stress; adolescent athletes also experience competition stress. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of compassion focused therapy (CFT) on the perceived stress of adolescent volleyball players.
Method: This research is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design. The participants were 16 young volleyball players from Tehran that they were selected by convenience smapling method. They completed the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (Cohen et al., 1983). Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that the CFT is an effective method for the perceived stress of adolescent volleyball players (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that CFT can reduce the perceived stress of adolescent volleyball players.
Article number: 2
Keywords: Adolescent [MeSH], Compassion-focused therapy [Mesh], Stress, Perceived [MeSH], Volleyball players [MeSH]
     
Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Clinical Psychology
Received: 2022/06/29 | Accepted: 2022/09/25 | Published: 2022/09/26
* Corresponding Author Address: Ph.D. Student of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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