The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Iranian Female Adolescents Suffering From Social Anxiety
نویسندگان
1 Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IR Iran
2 Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IR Iran
3 Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IR Iran
4 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
5 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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چکیده
Social anxiety is one of the most common psychological disorders that exists among children and adolescents, andit has profound effects on their psychological states and academic achievements.Objectives: Theaimof this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)ondiminishingsocial anxiety disorder symptoms and improving the self-esteem of female adolescents suffering from social anxiety.Patients and Methods: Semi-experimental research was conducted on 30 female students diagnosed with social anxiety. From thepopulation of female students who were studying in Tehran’s high schools in the academic year of 2013 - 2014, 30 students fulfillingthe DSM-5 criteria were selected using the convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to control and experimentalgroups. The experimental group received eight sessions of MBCT treatment. The control group received no treatment. All participantscompleted the social phobia inventory (SPIN) and Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) twice as pre- and post-treatment tests.Results: The results from the experimental group indicated a statistically reliable difference between the mean scores from SPIN (t(11) = 5.246, P = 0.000) and RSES (t (11) = -2.326, P = 0.040) pre-treatment and post-treatment. On the other hand, the results of thecontrol group failed to reveal a statistically reliable difference between the mean scores from SPIN (t (12) = 1.089, P = 0.297) and RSESpre-treatment and post-treatment (t (12) = 1.089, P = 0.000).Conclusions: The results indicate that MBCT is effective on both the improvement of self-esteem and the decrease of social anxiety.The results are in accordance with prior studies performed on adolescents.
