Evaluation of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on shyness in adolescents with social anxiety

Eisa Jafari¹ Farkhondeh PourAli² Ali Salmani³

1) Associate professor of psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2) Master of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Azad University, Ardabil, Khalkhal.
3) Master of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University.

IOI Code : XDDC-FBDZD
Publication : 1th National Conference on Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents (cpcauma.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on shyness in adolescents with social anxiety. The statistical population included all female high school students with social anxiety disorder in the academic year 1398-1397 in Khalkhal city. The sample size was 15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group who were randomly selected. Social Anxiety Questionnaire and Shyness Questionnaire were used to collect data. The research method was quasi-experimental (pre-test and post-test design with control group). The experimental group was given 8 sessions of 90-minute mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and after the end of treatment, both groups were retested. Multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data. Eta squared indicates the magnitude of the relationship between mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in the shyness variable (0.67) (P <0.01). Therefore, we conclude with 90% confidence that there is a significant difference between the means of the experimental and control groups in the degree of shyness. In other words, it can be said that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness has significantly reduced the shyness of effective students.

Keywords : cognitive therapy mindfulness shyness social anxiety adolescents