The effectiveness of group training of cognitive behavioral therapy‑based stress management on anxiety, hardiness and self‑efficacy in female medical students
نویسندگان
1 Departments of Psychology Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
2 Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
3 Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioraltherapies (CBTs) for anxiety, hardiness, and self‑efficacy in female students of Birjand Universityof Medical Sciences.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was an interventional study. A sample of 30 participants wereselected through the available sampling method and randomly assigned into experimental (CBT)and control groups (each group, 15 female student). The data collection instrument was the BeckDepression Inventory questionnaire. The questionnaires of Beck Anxiety Inventory, Ahvaz HardinessInventory, and Schwartz’s General Self‑Efficacy Scale were completed by all participants in twostages (pretest and posttest). A 6‑session protocol of cognitive behavioral group therapy wasperformed only on the experimental group. The data were analyzed using Kolmogorov–Smirnov,Levene’s F, Mbox, analysis of variance, and multivariate analysis of variance tests.RESULTS: The intervention group showed that the mean of anxiety decreased, whereas (P< 0.001) themeans of hardiness and self‑efficacy increased in the posttest for the experimental group (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that CBT is an effective treatmentfor anxiety, hardiness, and self‑efficacy. Therefore, through managing anxiety, the levels of hardinessand self‑efficacy can be increased in students of university to be able to cope with the differentchallenges in their life.
