Comparing the effectiveness of stress-based mindfulness training and acceptance and commitment-based therapy on social anxiety and resilience of female students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of stress-based mindfulness training and acceptance and commitment therapy on social anxiety and resilience in female high school students. The method of this descriptive study was a pre-test-post-test-one-month follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all female high school students in public schools in Tehran's District 4, who were selected using convenience sampling method, with 15 students for each group (total 45 students). The research instruments were the Kanwar et al.'s Social Phobia Questionnaire (2000) and the Kanwar et al.'s Standard Resilience Questionnaire (2003). The results of the study showed that there is a significant difference between the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and stress-based mindfulness training on reducing social anxiety and increasing resilience in female high school students. Therefore, the results of this study will help therapists in reducing social anxiety and increasing resilience in their clients.