The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on self-compassion on reducing psychological vulnerability in female students with test anxiety
Subject Areas : psychotherapyMasoumeh sayadi sheharki 1 , Seyed mohammad reza Samsam shariat 2
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2 - Esfahan
Keywords: nitive Behavioral Therapy, SelfCompassion, Psychological Vulnerability, Test Anxiety, Students.,
Abstract :
Objective:This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CFT-CBT) on reducing psychological vulnerability in female high school students with test anxiety. : A quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was employed. The statistical population comprised all 15-17-year-old female students with test anxiety in City X during the 2024-2025 academic year. Using purposive sampling, 30 students were selected and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=15) or a control group (n=15). The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of CFT-CBT, while the control group received no intervention. Research instruments included the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) and the Symptom Checklist-25 (SCL-25). Data were analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). After controlling for pretest scores, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the overall psychological vulnerability score and its subscales, including somatic complaints, obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, phobic anxiety, and paranoid ideation (p < 0.05). The CFT-CBT intervention led to a significant reduction in these symptoms in the experimental group. Compassion-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can be considered an effective intervention for reducing psychological vulnerability in students with test anxiety.
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