Effectiveness of treatment based on realistic acceptance and commitment on exam anxiety and distress tolerance of students
Subject Areas : Educational Science
1 - استادیار گروه روانشناسی، واحد بهشهر، دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی، مازندران، ایران. m.pourfaraj@gmail.com
Keywords: Students, Distress Tolerance, Exam anxiety, realistic acceptance and commitment therapy,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of treatment based on realistic acceptance and commitment on exam anxiety and distress tolerance of 10th grade students in Amol city. The current research design is semi-experimental with pre-test-post-test along with the control group and is practical in terms of purpose. The statistical population included all male students studying in the 10th grade of Amol city in the academic year of 1402-1401. Using the targeted sampling method, according to the entry and exit criteria, 32 students who had higher exam anxiety and lower distress tolerance were selected and randomly placed in the experimental and control groups. The research tools included standard test anxiety questionnaire and distress tolerance questionnaire. The experimental group received 8 sessions of therapy based on realistic acceptance and commitment. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of exam anxiety and distress tolerance (p>0.001). Therefore, it can be concluded that the treatment based on realistic acceptance and commitment has been effective in reducing exam anxiety and increasing distress tolerance of tenth grade students in Amol city, and this intervention can be used as a suitable method to improve exam anxiety and distress tolerance.
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