Shahed University Clinical Psychology and Personality 2345-2188 21 1 2023 05 22 Investigating the Effect of Compassion-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Flexibility and Self-efficacy of Women with Multiple Sclerosis Investigating the Effect of Compassion-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Flexibility and Self-efficacy of Women with Multiple Sclerosis 73 84 4060 10.22070/cpap.2023.15651.1182 FA Leila Masoudi Marghmaleki Master of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad Branch, Iran Vahid Shaygan Nejad Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Reyhane Rahimi PhD in Educational Measurement, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0002-4150-6206 Journal Article 2022 10 23 <strong>Introduction</strong>: <strong>Introduction</strong>: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility and self-efficacy in females with MS.<br /><strong>Method:</strong> To carry out this research, 30 women at Kashani Hospital in Isfahan who were diagnosed with MS were selected. In two stages pre-test and post-test, they were measured through the cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) and Sherer & Maddux general self-efficacy scale (GSSES) in 1 group of treatment and 1 control group. The experimental group was treated for 8 sessions based on compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy, but the control group did not receive any treatment. Research data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and one-way analysis of covariance and SPSS software were used.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The results showed that the treatment increased psychological flexibility and self-efficacy in the post-test compared to the pre-test. But this change was not observed in the control group.<br /><strong>Discussion and conclusion</strong>: using compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in increasing psychological flexibility and self-efficacy of women with multiple sclerosis. <strong>Introduction</strong>: <strong>Introduction</strong>: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility and self-efficacy in females with MS.<br /><strong>Method:</strong> To carry out this research, 30 women at Kashani Hospital in Isfahan who were diagnosed with MS were selected. In two stages pre-test and post-test, they were measured through the cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) and Sherer & Maddux general self-efficacy scale (GSSES) in 1 group of treatment and 1 control group. The experimental group was treated for 8 sessions based on compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy, but the control group did not receive any treatment. Research data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and one-way analysis of covariance and SPSS software were used.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The results showed that the treatment increased psychological flexibility and self-efficacy in the post-test compared to the pre-test. But this change was not observed in the control group.<br /><strong>Discussion and conclusion</strong>: using compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in increasing psychological flexibility and self-efficacy of women with multiple sclerosis. https://cpap.shahed.ac.ir/article_4060_ab2481c9f93d0ed3033a3281d865ccb2.pdf