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hadian S, dehghani A, Izadi R, Jabalameli S, Alavi M. Comparing the Effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy on The Cohesive Self-Knowledge and Mental Vitality of Nurses with Mental Fatigue Problems. RBS 2026; 23 (4) :783-796
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1- PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Na.C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Na.C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran. ,Ddehghani55@iau.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan Non-Profit Higher Education Institute, Isfahan, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Na.C. Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
5- Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Na.C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran. ,
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Isfahan Non-Profit Higher Education Institute, Isfahan, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Na.C. Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
5- Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Aim and Background: Nursing is a high-stress profession within the healthcare system, and its psychological and emotional pressures can compromise the mental health and performance of nurses. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) on coherent self-knowledge and mental vitality in nurses suffering from mental fatigue.
Methods and Materials: The present study employed an experimental design with a control group and a pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up plan. The statistical population included all nurses employed at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Falavarjan. From among the nurses working in this hospital, 44 individuals were selected via purposive sampling and randomly assigned (using a lottery method) to two intervention groups and one control group. Data were collected using the Coherent Self-Knowledge Scale by Ghorbani et al. (2008), the Mental Vitality Scale by Ryan and Frederick (1997), and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory by Smets et al. (1995). The first group received eight 90-minute sessions of Mentalization-Based Treatment, and the second group received eight 90-minute sessions of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 23.
Findings: The findings indicated that both interventions were effective in improving coherent self-knowledge and mental vitality. Regarding coherent self-knowledge, the mean scores of both experimental groups were significantly higher than those of the control group at the post-test and follow-up stages (p<0.001), and no significant difference in effectiveness was observed between the two treatment methods. Regarding mental vitality, although the difference between the Mentalization-Based Treatment group and the control group was not significant at the post-test, it showed a significant effect at the follow-up stage (p<0.004).
Conclusions: The results demonstrate that both Mentalization-Based Treatment and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, by enhancing coherent self-knowledge and mental vitality, can be utilized as effective and sustainable interventions to improve mental health.
Methods and Materials: The present study employed an experimental design with a control group and a pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up plan. The statistical population included all nurses employed at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Falavarjan. From among the nurses working in this hospital, 44 individuals were selected via purposive sampling and randomly assigned (using a lottery method) to two intervention groups and one control group. Data were collected using the Coherent Self-Knowledge Scale by Ghorbani et al. (2008), the Mental Vitality Scale by Ryan and Frederick (1997), and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory by Smets et al. (1995). The first group received eight 90-minute sessions of Mentalization-Based Treatment, and the second group received eight 90-minute sessions of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 23.
Findings: The findings indicated that both interventions were effective in improving coherent self-knowledge and mental vitality. Regarding coherent self-knowledge, the mean scores of both experimental groups were significantly higher than those of the control group at the post-test and follow-up stages (p<0.001), and no significant difference in effectiveness was observed between the two treatment methods. Regarding mental vitality, although the difference between the Mentalization-Based Treatment group and the control group was not significant at the post-test, it showed a significant effect at the follow-up stage (p<0.004).
Conclusions: The results demonstrate that both Mentalization-Based Treatment and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, by enhancing coherent self-knowledge and mental vitality, can be utilized as effective and sustainable interventions to improve mental health.
Keywords: Mentalization-Based Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Integrative Self-Knowledge, Subjective Vitality, Nurses.Mental Fatigue
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Received: 2026/02/22 | Accepted: 2026/03/1 | Published: 2026/03/1
Received: 2026/02/22 | Accepted: 2026/03/1 | Published: 2026/03/1
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