TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in Reducing Aggression of Individuals at the Juvenile Correction and Rehabilitation Center
JO  - International journal of high risk behaviors and addiction
A1  - Milani, Atefeh
A1  - Nikmanesh, Zahra
A1  - Farnam, Ali
SP  - 126
EP  - 131
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: In the present era, delinquency in children and adolescents is undoubtedly a difficult and upsetting issue attracting the attention of many experts such as psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists. These experts often try to answer why a number of children and adolescents engage in various crimes such as aggressive and anti-social crimes. They also try to find out how these crimes can be prevented. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The present study investigates the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training (MBCT) in reducing aggression in a juvenile correction and rehabilitation center of Zahedan province during years 1991 to 1992. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This experimental study included an experimental and a control group with a pretest, posttest, and follow-up approach. The Buss and Perry aggression questionnaire (1992) was used for data collection. The sample group included 22 (10 experimental and 12 control groups) adolescent males in a juvenile correction and rehabilitation center of Zahedan province who were selected through a census method. Using a matching method based on the pre-test scores of the aggression questionnaire, they were then divided into two equivalent categories and were randomly assigned to the two groups. Mindfulness-based cognitive training took the group training in 8 sessions administered on experimental group. The follow-up test was conducted two weeks after the end of the posttest sessions. The results were analyzed using ANCOVA. <br><br>RESULTS: The results of ANCOVA showed that mindfulness-based cognitive training could significantly reduce aggression during posttest and follow-up test phases in the experimental group, compared to the control group (P < 0.01). Moreover, the results indicated the effectiveness of this method in significantly reducing anger, physical aggression, and hostility during posttest and follow-up test phases (P < 0.05). However, no significant reduction was observed in the verbal aggression subscale. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of the present study, mindfulness-based cognitive training seems to be effective for reducing aggressive behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2251-8711
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.14818
ID  - ref1
ER  -