فهرست مطالب fatemeh karimi azar

 Shyness as a disability overlaps with social anxiety disorder. Acceptance and commitment therapy is one of the interventions that has been used in the treatment of many anxiety and mood disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on the symptoms of social anxiety in adolescent girls.

 The statistical population of this experimental research included all-female high school students in Tabriz in the academic year 2020-2021, that 30 students who received the diagnosis of shyness in accordance with the cutoff score in the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale (1983) were selected by multi-stage cluster and available sampling and they were randomly replaced in experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). Both groups completed the social phobia scale of Connor et al.and after completing eight sessions of acceptance and commitment-based therapy (two sessions per week for 4 weeks) in the experimental group, the scale was completed by the groups. Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance in SPSS.16.

 Based on the results of the analysis of covariance, it was found that acceptance and commitment-based therapy has a significant effect on the symptoms of social anxiety in shy female students (p<0.001).

 Considering that teaching acceptance and commitment-based therapy has an effect on the symptoms of social anxiety in shy female students; Teaching this therapeutic approach is suggested as an effective intervention method to improve the symptoms of social anxiety in shy students.

Evidence has shown that shy people have a weaker self-concept than normal people, which makes it necessary to provide psychological interventions to this group of people. This study aimed tocompare the effectiveness of positive thinking skills training and acceptance/commitment therapy on the acceptance/commitment of shy girl students.

The statistical population of this experimental research included all female high school students in Tabriz in the academic year 2020-2021, that 45 students who received the diagnosis of shyness in accordance with the cutoff score in the Revised Cheek and Buss Shyness Scale were selected by multi-stage cluster and targeted sampling and they were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (15 people in each group). All three groups completed the Beck (1990) Self- concept Questionnaire and after completing eight sessions of positive thinking skills training (two sessions a week for 4 weeks) and eight sessions of acceptance/commitment therapy (two sessions a week for 4 weeks) in the experimental groups, the mentioned questionnaire was completed in the groups. The results were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance.

Both positive thinking skills training and acceptance and commitment therapy have a significant effect on the self-concept of shy female students (p<0.001); while acceptance/commitment therapy to positive thinking skills has a greater effect on increasing self-concept of shy female students (p<0.001).

Due to the superiority of the effectiveness of acceptance/commitment therapy to improving self-concept of shy female students, is recommended the use of this method and the importance of holding training courses on this approach should be informed to students' parents.