en روان شناسی تربیتی Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: Abortion can be accompanied by profound emotional and existential consequences and may lead to grief disorder. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a culturally adapted Existential&ndash;Spiritual Reconstruction Protocol for Abortion (ESR A) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in reducing grief disorder.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest&ndash;posttest control group. The statistical population consisted of women with a history of abortion, from whom 45 participants were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to three groups: two experimental groups (ESR A and EFT) and one control group (15 participants per group). Data were collected using the Quality-of-Life Questionnaire and the Grief Experience Questionnaire (Barrett & Scott). Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS version 25.<br> <b>Results</b>: The findings indicated that both experimental groups showed a significant reduction in grief disorder compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, a direct comparison between the two experimental groups revealed a significant difference in effectiveness (p < 0.05), with the Existential&ndash;Spiritual Reconstruction Protocol demonstrating a greater reduction in grief disorder.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: Both ESR A and EFT were effective in reducing grief disorder following abortion; however, the Existential&ndash;Spiritual Reconstruction Protocol showed greater effectiveness than Emotionally Focused Therapy.</span></span></span></span></div> Abortion, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Existential–Spiritual Reconstruction, Grief Disorder 0 0 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1157-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Azam Barani azam.barani@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460012544 0009-0008-6925-5104 No Department of Counseling, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh maryam.jofreh@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460012545 100319475328460012545 Yes Department of Counseling, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran Kobra Kazemian Moghadam Kazemian174@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460012546 100319475328460012546 No Department of Psychology, Dez.C., Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran