EFFICACY OF MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) ON RESILIENCE, CONCERNS AND INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY IN PRISON INMATES SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN 1397.

Background and Aim : Life imprisonment is one of the most challenging sentences around the word which has irrecoverable psychological consequences. Their problems are one of the most important concerns for prison management staff and researchers in this field.Methods : The present study was applied research and semi-experiment (pre-test and post-test with two control groups) in terms of goal and research methodology. The statistical population was all prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment who were in closed wards of the prison at the time of research. The volume of the sample was 36 individuals which recruited through randomized sampling method in three 12-member-groups including experimental, active control and passive control groups. The experimental group received group training of mindfulness based on Bavon, Chavla and Marlat s protocol of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (2011) in 8 sessions. Each session took 90 minutes long and 0nce per week. All participants respond to self report scales including Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Conor & Davidson - Resilience Scale (CD-RIS), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), and Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), before and after intervention. Multivariate Analyses of variance (MANCOVAs) were conducted to test hypotheses and analyze data. Results : The finding showed significant differences between experimental and control groups (p<0/05). There were not significant differences between long of being in prison and other research variables (p=0/306).Conclusion : : The present study showed that mindfulness based cognitive therapy strongly decreased concern and intolerance of uncertainty and improved resilience in prison inmates sentenced to life imprisonments.

کلیدواژه ها:

mindfulness based cognitive therapy ، resilience ، concern ، intolerance of uncertainty ، life imprisonments