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Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on internalized shame in students with social anxiety.
Methods: The present research method is a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the research includes all male students with symptoms of social anxiety in the second year of high school in the academic year of ۱۴۰۲-۱۴۰۱ in Ardabil city. 34 people were selected by purposive sampling method after social anxiety test (SPIN) and clinical interview and were divided into two groups of ۱۷ people, experimental and control. The experimental group received the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) protocol of Fleming, Kukowski, and Harris, but the control group did not receive any training. Before and after the treatment sessions, The Internalized Shame Questionnaire (ISS) were used. Data were analyzed by multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The findings indicated a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of internalized shame. The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has a significant effect on the initial internalized shame in students with social anxiety (p<۰.۰۵).
Conclusion: Overall, the findings indicate that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plays a significant role in reducing feelings of internalized shame among students with social anxiety.
Type of Study:
Research |
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School counselor Received: 2024/06/10 | Accepted: 2026/03/27