comparison of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy and emotion regulation training on the distress tolerance of adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent

Background: the undesirable conditions resulting from addiction can be mitigated with timely diagnosis and effective interventions. distress tolerance can be promoted in adolescents with a drug-dependent parent. objectives: the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (mbsr) therapy and emotion regulation training (ert) on the distress tolerance of adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent in ahvaz, iran. methods: this clinical trial was performed on the experimental and control groups as the pretest-posttest design with follow-up. the statistical population included all the adolescent girl students with a drug-dependent parent in ahvaz. the sample consisted of 45 adolescents with a drug-dependent parent selected by cluster sampling. the participants were randomly divided into two experimental groups of mbsr (eight 60-min sessions) and ert (eight 45-min sessions) and a control group (n = 15 per group). all three groups were followed up after 45 days. the research instrument was the distress tolerance scale (dts), and data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance. results: mbsr and ert enhanced distress tolerance in adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent (p < 0.001). the effects of the two interventions were not significantly different, and this result persisted in the follow-up stage. conclusions: mbsr and ert increased distress tolerance in adolescent girls with a drug-dependent parent. therefore, these two interventions can be administered to enhance the mental health of adolescents.