The effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on increasing memory capacity

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Yasmin Zeinab  Zahmatkesh ¹ (PhD in Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2017-04-27 Accepted : 2017-05-07 Published : 2017-05-22

Keywords: : mindfulness training, emotional schema therapy, working memory capacity,

Abstract :

Purpose: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy training on increasing memory capacity in female high school students. Methodology: The present study was correlational in terms of basic purpose in terms of descriptive method and quantitative in terms of method. The study population consisted of all female high school students in Tehran in the 2016-2017 academic years. The sampling method of the present study was purposeful stepwise cluster sampling. The volume of the present sample was selected based on previous research. In the present study, to evaluate the dependent variables of the research, the emotional schema therapy training package and the work memory capacity questionnaire (Daniman and Carpenter, 1980) were used. Results: The results of univariate analysis of covariance showed that the effect of emotional schema therapy on increasing memory capacity with value (f = 122.341) and significant level (p = 0.42) was significant in female high school students. Conclusion: Awareness of individual strengths and weaknesses and focus on strengths and learning from negative points and optimal use of knowledge about themselves and the environment helps students to plan and perform better