The Effect of Positive Mindfulness Therapy on Affective Capital and Metaemotions among Women with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that is defined as excessive and unreasonable worry about everyday events and activities. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of positive mindfulness therapy on the affective capital and metaemotions of women with generalized anxiety disorder in Isfahan, Iran. The research method was a quasi-experimental type of pre-test-post-test and three-month follow-up design. The sample consisted of 30 people who were selected by the purposive sampling method after reviewing the inclusion criteria and were randomly replaced in two equal groups. The research instruments involved affective capital questionnaires and the short form of the meta-emotional perspective. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 60-minute positive mindfulness therapy, and the control group was placed on a waiting list for training. Data were analyzed by Combined analysis of variance. The results showed positive mindfulness therapy led to reduced negative metaemotion and increased affective capital and positive metaemotion, and this effect of the follow-up phase persisted.