Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Intervention in Distress Tolerance and Sensation-seeking in Adolescents With a Drug-addicted Parent

Background: Substance abuse of a family member can be effective as an observational model regarding the tendency to substance in other members. The present study aimed determine effectiveness mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention distress tolerance and sensation-seeking adolescents with addicted parent Ahvaz. Methods: This was pre-test-post-test clinical trial control group. statistical population research comprised all Ahvaz City, Iran, school year 2019-2020. In this research, 30 were selected through convenience sampling equally divided into experimental groups (n=15). scale questionnaire used collect data. group underwent MBSR for eight 60-minute sessions. received no intervention. data analyzed using analysis covariance SPSS software, version 23. Results: results suggested that increasing reducing sensation seeking (P<0.001). Conclusion: Accordingly, treatment reduce decrease their stress.