The effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy in anxiety and boredom proneness in generalized anxiety disorder girls

Subject Areas : Educational

Zahra GhamkharFard ¹ , Maryam Bakhtiari ² , Zahra Hajiheidari ³ , Minoo Pouravari ⁴ , Karineh Tahmasian ⁵

1 - clinical psychology, Behzisti university, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate professor clinical psychology, Shahid Beheshti university of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 - family counselling, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - counselling, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran.
5 - Clinical Psychology,University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science,Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2014-08-03 Accepted : 2019-04-06 Published : 2019-09-23

Keywords: middle school girls, Variation, boredom proneness, generalized anxiety disorder, group cognitive behavioral therapy,

Abstract :

This study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy in anxiety and boredom proneness in children who suffer from general anxiety disorder (GAD). The Statistical population included all of the girls who suffer GAD in Tehran (aged 11-13 years). The research method was two-group pretest-posttest design with repeated measure. The sample included 32 middle school girls who had major diagnosis of GAD based on DSM5. The samples were selected by available sampling and assigned to two groups (one experimental and one control group) by randomized allocation. The experimental group received group cognitive behavioral therapy in 18 sessions and one time in a week, with duration of 90 minutes. The scales were used in this study included of Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), and Boredom Proneness Scale (BPS). One way ANOVA repeated measure was used for data analysis. The results of the study showed the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety reduction (p<0/05).

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