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Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on Academic Procrastination and Perfectionism of Nursing Students: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on Academic Procrastination and Perfectionism of Nursing Students: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20231114060057N1
Enrollment
62
Registered
2023-11-20
Start date
2023-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Academic procrastination, Perfectionism.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group therapy based on acceptance and commitment (ACT) will be implemented in eight 90-minute sessions, two sessions per week, for the intervention group participan

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Completion of at least one academic semester Having theory courses (It should be noted that nursing students in the seventh and eighth semesters do not have theory courses.) Obtaining a score higher than 62 on the Solomon and Rothblum academic procrastination scale (Which indicates moderate to severe levels of academic procrastination.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Absence of more than two sessions Receiving psychological intervention similar to and simultaneously with the implementation of the present study Receiving cognitive-behavioral therapies for at least eight sessions in the last five years Drug treatment at the same time as the intervention or within a month before the intervention A history of severe psychiatric disorders Recent occurrence of unfortunate events or stressful events in the last six months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Academic procrastination: In this study, academic procrastination refers to the score obtained from Solomon and Rothblum's academic procrastination scale. Timepoint: Before the onset of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, and eight weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Solomon and Rothblum's academic procrastination scale.;Perfectionism: In this study, perfectionism refers to the score obtained from the adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the onset of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, and eight weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaeed Ghasempour

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

s.ghasempoor.2675@gmail.com+98 23 3239 5054

Outcome results

None listed

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