en Mental Health Mental Health پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Aims:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Aggression is a growing global concern among adolescents, particularly female students, and it is associated with deficiencies in emotion regulation and frustration tolerance. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of resilience and self-compassion training on emotion regulation and frustration tolerance in female students with clinical symptoms of aggression.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">This clinical trial, conducted in 2024, employed a pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up design. The sample included 45 female middle school students with symptoms of aggression, who were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (resilience training and self-compassion training, n=15 per group) and a control group (n=15) that received no intervention. Resilience training was conducted in 10 weekly sessions of 75 minutes each, while compassion-focused therapy was implemented in 8 weekly sessions of 90 minutes. Data were collected using the Affective Control Scale and the Frustration Discomfort Scale. Data analysis was performed using repeated measures analysis of variance with SPSS 27 software.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Both resilience training and self-compassion training significantly improved emotion regulation and frustration tolerance compared to the control group (p<0.001). The effects of these interventions were sustained at the one-month follow-up, demonstrating their long-term effectiveness. However, the study found no significant difference in effectiveness between the two experimental groups.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Both resilience and self-compassion training are effective strategies for improving emotion regulation and frustration tolerance in female students with aggressive tendencies. </span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Resilience,Self-Compassion,Emotion Regulation,Aggression,Students, 161 167 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-364-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 N. Ameri Felihi 10031947532846006498 10031947532846006498 No Department of Psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran S. Bavi 10031947532846006499 10031947532846006499 Yes Department of Psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran A. Farashbandi 10031947532846006500 10031947532846006500 No Department of Psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran