Development of a Model of Love Trauma Symptoms Based on Mindfulness Skills with Cognitive Distortion as a Mediator in Adolescent Girls Experiencing Emotional Grief
Keywords:
emotional grief, cognitive distortion, mindfulness, Love trauma symptomsAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to develop and test a structural model explaining love trauma symptoms based on mindfulness skills with the mediating role of cognitive distortion in adolescent girls experiencing emotional grief.
Methods and Materials: This fundamental, quantitative study employed a descriptive–analytical correlational design using structural equation modeling. The population consisted of all female secondary school students in Arak during the 2023–2024 academic year, from whom 300 adolescents with a history of romantic breakup were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using standardized questionnaires of love trauma symptoms, mindfulness, and cognitive distortion and analyzed using SPSS-27 and AMOS-20.
Findings: The results indicated that mindfulness had a significant negative effect on both cognitive distortion and love trauma symptoms. Cognitive distortion was also significantly associated with love trauma symptoms. Indirect effect analysis revealed that mindfulness reduced love trauma symptoms indirectly through decreasing cognitive distortion, confirming the mediating role of cognitive distortion. Model fit indices demonstrated an acceptable fit of the proposed model.
Conclusion: Enhancing mindfulness skills appears to be an effective psychological pathway for reducing love trauma symptoms in adolescent girls by alleviating maladaptive cognitive distortions.
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