Recent Innovations in Psychology

Recent Innovations in Psychology

Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Behavioral Training on Emotion Management and Self-Worth in Single Parent Female Students with Social Anxiety

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahmoud Salmani 1
Ali Tavakoli Banizi 2
1 MSc. in Clinical Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, , Shahrood , Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology. Yadegar-e Imam Khomeini Branch, Islamic Azad University ,Shahre Rey. Iran.
10.22034/rip.2024.470222.1049
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to ascertain the efficacy of group cognitive behavioral training in facilitating emotion management and self-esteem in single-parent female students with social anxiety. A quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design was employed, with a control group, to select 40 single-parent female students from girls' high schools in Behshahr (a city in Iran). The students were selected using purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The data were collected using the Contingencies of the Affective Control Scale (ACS), and the Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale (CSWS). The experimental group underwent group cognitive behavioral training over the course of eight 90-minute sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The analysis of covariance demonstrated a statistically significant difference in emotion management and self-esteem between the experimental and control group participants (P < 0.001). The findings suggest that the group cognitive behavioral training may be effective in enhancing the emotional management and self-esteem of single-parent female students, thereby preventing behavioral issues and social harms in this demographic.
Keywords
cognitive behavioral therapy
self worth
social anxiety
Subjects
 
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  • Receive Date 29 July 2024
  • Revise Date 15 August 2024
  • Accept Date 22 August 2024
  • First Publish Date 05 December 2024