The effectiveness of stress-based mindfulness training on reducing the symptoms of adolescent generalized anxiety disorder (GAD(
Subject Areas : فصلنامه تحقیقات روانشناختی
Keywords: adolescents, Keywords: Stress reduction based mindfulness, Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder,
Abstract :
Abstract Generalized anxiety disorder as one of the most common chronic and destructive anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence has caused many problems in the field of health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness based on stress reduction on the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. For this purpose, in a quasi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test and control group of high school students referred to the education counseling center of Robat Karim city of Tehran province and by targeted sampling method of 30 students diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder GAD were selected and randomly assigned to experimental (15students) and control (15students) groups. Then, the experimental group underwent mindfulness program in 8 sessions and the control group did not receive any intervention. The groups were assessed before and after treatment with the General Anxiety Scale (GAD-7). The results of covariance analysis (Ancova) showed that the stress-based mindfulness program was significantly effective in reducing the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in students. And it seems that mindfulness is a good way to treat generalized anxiety disorder by reducing the level of anxiety.
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