Comparison of the effectiveness of Beck acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive therapy on students' neuroticism and introversion

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of commitment and acceptance treatment and Beck's cognitive therapy on the suffering and introversion of students of Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch.

The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design and follow-up with the control group and using the selection of subjects in the experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this study is students who referred to the Mental Health Counseling and Services Center of Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch from April 2014 to September 2019. The sample size was 45 students who were selected by purposive sampling from the statistical population and were randomly assigned to three groups of acceptance and commitment therapy experiments (n = 15), cognitive therapy (n = 15) and control (n = 15). Both experimental groups were trained for 10 sessions of 90 minutes and no intervention was performed for the control group (third group). The content of the interventions in the ACT and CT experimental groups was presented in 10 sessions based on the training package. The content of the interventions in the ACT and CT experimental groups was presented in 10 sessions based on the training package. The research instrument included a Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire 2- Reconstructed Form. In this research, the statistical model of repeated measures measurement has been used.

The results showed that "group therapy based on acceptance and commitment" is more effective on variables, "neuroticism" and "introversion" than "Beck cognitive therapy''. (0.001);

Based on the findings, it is concluded that group therapy based on acceptance and commitment can be effective in improving students' neuroticism and introversion.