Comparing the Effectiveness of schema therapy training and acceptance and commitment therapy in the attachment of gifted adolescents

Background: attachment style is recognized as the early experiences of childhood with parents and the type of emotional relationship of the child with his/her parents. objective: the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy training and acceptance and commitment therapy on the attachment of gifted adolescents. methods: this quasi-experimental research was conducted based on a pretest-posttest control group design and follow-up period. the statistical population of the present study included all gifted students who studied in the academic year of 2019-20. among this population, 60 cases were selected by stratified random sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups that were matched for age and iq. experimental groups received initial inconsistent schema training and commitment and acceptance in 10 sessions, while the control group did not receive any training. all three groups were assessed before and after the training sessions, as well as follow-up using the armsden and greenberg parental attachment questionnaire (1987). data were analyzed in spss software (version 22) using the repeated measure analysis of variance. results: based on the results, there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and schema therapy in attachment to parents (p<0.01). moreover, it was found that schema therapy was more effective than acceptance and commitment therapy (p<0.01). conclusion: based on the results, it can be concluded that schema therapy and acceptance and commitment were effective in attachment to parents; nonetheless, they did not exert any considerable impact on peer attachment in gifted adolescents.