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:: Volume 12, Issue 2 (Vol12 No2 Summer 2025- 2025) ::
J Child Ment Health 2025, 12(2): 51-69 Back to browse issues page
Comparison of the effectiveness of multisystemic therapy and schema therapy based on mothers' training on interpersonal reactivity in adolescent girls with psychopathic behaviors
Mahnaz Shahbazpour1 , Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi *2 , Samereh Asadi Majreh3
1- Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2- Department of Health Psychology, Ra.C., Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
3- Department of Psychology, Ra.C., Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
Abstract:   (389 Views)
Background and Purpose: Recent studies show that adolescents showing psychopathic behaviors experience difficulties in interpersonal reactivity. So, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and Schema Therapy (ST) based on mothers' training on interpersonal reactivity in adolescent girls with psychopathic behaviors.
Method: This quasi‑experimental study employed a pretest-posttest method, including two experimental groups and one control group. The statistical population consisted of all tenth- and eleventh-grade students from four public high schools for girls in Karaj City during the 2023–2024 academic year. From a total of 520 students, thirty adolescents with psychopathic behaviors—identified using a cut-off score of 27 on the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale—were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (10 participants in each group). The first experimental group received twelve weekly sessions of MST, while the second experimental group took part in twelve weekly group sessions of ST. Meanwhile, the control group continued to receive the regular educational programs provided by their school. Data collection tools included the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRPS; Levenson, 1995) and the Davis Interpersonal Reactivity Questionnaire (DIRQ; Davis, 1983). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and Bonferroni post-hoc tests with SPSS- 24.
Result: The findings showed that both MST and ST based on mothers' training were effective in improving interpersonal reactivity compared to the control group (P<0/001). However, MST had a greater effect than ST in enhancing interpersonal reactivity among adolescent girls with psychopathic behaviors (P<0/001).
Conclusion: Based on the results, MST is a more effective approach for addressing the psychological consequences in students with psychopathic behaviors. Therefore, these interventions can be used as complementary methods alongside other therapeutic and preventive programs.
Article number: 4
Keywords: Psychopathic behaviors, multisystemic therapy, schema therapy, interpersonal reactivity, adolescent girls
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2025/05/9 | Accepted: 2025/07/8 | Published: 2025/08/9
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