Comparison of the Effects of Mode Deactivation Therapy and Emotion Regulation on the Negative Self-Concept in Teenagers with Emotional Dysregulation

Abstract

One of the most important issues that teenagers face is the problems related to the dysregulation of emotions and its effect on people's self-concept. In this research, the effectiveness of mode deactivation therapy and emotion regulation on the negative self-concept of teenagers with emotion dysregulation was compared. 30 teenagers referring to the clinics of Isfahan city were selected through interviews and obtaining a high score (90) in the emotion regulation difficulty questionnaire and placed in three groups (10people), of mode deactivation therapy, emotion regulation, and control. The intervention groups received 8 sessions of 90 minutes in a period of 8 weeks, and the control group did not receive intervention. Before and after the intervention, all people answered the Rogers self-concept questionnaire. The obtained data were tested using univariate covariance analysis. The findings of the research showed that the emotion regulation therapy was able to reduce the negative self-concept of teenagers, while mode deativation therapy was not effective. The results of the research showed that emotion regulation intervention is more effective than mode deactivation in reducing the negative self-concept of teenagers

Keywords

• emotional dysregulation
• emotion regulation
• mode deactivation therapy
• self-concept