Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of individual counseling based on compassion therapy with family therapy based on Bowen’s emotional system on differentiation of girls.
Materials and Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental. The sampling method in the present study was avaliable. 30 eligible female students (14-17 years old) announced their readiness to take part in this research then after performing the differentiation questionnaire they were divided into three groups including two experimental groups (10 people in each group) and one control group (10 people) by a simple random method through lottery. The data collection tool was a differentiation questionnaire. The differentiation questionnaire was completed four times by the adolescents in the sample group before the beginning of treatment sessions, after the end of treatment, two months after treatment (first follow-up), and six months after the end of treatment (second follow-up). Initially, family therapy base on Bowen’s emotional system was provided for the first group and individual counseling based on compassion therapy for the second group. During this period, the control group did not receive any counseling or psychological training. After data collection, the data was analyzed by the covariance statistical method.
Findings: The results showed that in the individual counseling group based on compassion therapy compared to the family therapy group based on Bowen emotional system, the degree of differentiation and its subscales have increased significantly.
Conclusion: According to the research results, it is suggested to use compassion therapy and family therapy based on Bowen's emotional system to improve the differentiation of students in psychology and counseling centers, schools, universities and other cases.