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The effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on social anxiety

The effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on mind reading, Autobiographical memory and cognitive emotion regulation in students with social anxiety

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230417057932N3
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-02-04
Start date
2024-01-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

Social anxiety disorder. Social phobias

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: In this study, the intervention group will receive 10 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on the protocol by Wells et al. (2009). Session 1: Introduction

Sponsors

The University of Kurdistan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
14 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Middle school students and attendance in school during the research period Being in the age range of 14 to 18 years Being diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, determined through the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (1998) and an interview conducted by an experienced psychologist following the criteria of DSM-5-TR

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a chronic and disabling medical condition Having concurrent comorbid mental disorders Participating in similar courses either in the past or concurrently with the independent variable Consumption of neurologic and psychiatric medications

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mind reading. Timepoint: Pre-test (before intervention), post-test (after intervention), follow-up (2 months after intervention). Method of measurement: Baron-Cohen mind reading test (2001).;Autobiographical memory. Timepoint: Pre-test (before intervention), post-test (after intervention), follow-up (2 months after intervention). Method of measurement: Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT), Williams and Broadbent (1986).;Cognitive emotion regulation. Timepoint: Pre-test (before intervention), post-test (after intervention), follow-up (2 months after intervention). Method of measurement: Garnevsky and Kraij (2006) cognitive emotion regulation Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAnvar Dastbaz

University of Kurdistan

Anvardastbaz@uok.ac.ir+98 87 3366 4600

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026