The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on shyness

The effectiveness of Compassion-Enriched Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Alexithymia , anxiety and social adjustment of shy adolescent girls

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20241116063743N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-12-23

Start date

2023-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

Alexithymia,social adjustment,shy adolescent girls?emotional deficiency. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this study, acceptance and commitment therapy enriched with compassion is an intervention designed based on the Hayes and Gilbert guidelines. The treatment will be implemented in 8

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a high score in the shyness questionnaire (a score higher than 28 in the shyness questionnaire) Not receiving clinical or pharmaceutical counseling services at the same time as the research Not having a disease or psychological disorder outside of the variables discussed in the research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue participating in research Absence more than 2 times in treatment sessions Having a disease or psychological disorders interfering in the results, during the implementation of the research receiving drug treatment or clinical interventions at the time of conducting the research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Alexithymia. Timepoint: The effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment, enriched with compassion, on emotional distress. Measurement of emotional distress is performed before the intervention and after its completion. Method of measurement: Toronto Emotional Dysfunction Questionnaire.;Social anxiety. Timepoint: The effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment enriched with compassion on social anxiety, measurement of social anxietyis done before the start of the intervention and after its completion. Method of measurement: Social Anxiety Questionnaire (SPIN).;Increase social adjustment. Timepoint: The effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment enriched with compassion on social adjustment. Measurement of social adjustment is done before the start of the intervention and after its completion. Method of measurement: California Social Adjustment Questionnaire Thorpe et al.	—

Measure

Time frame

Alexithymia. Timepoint: The effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment, enriched with compassion, on emotional distress. Measurement of emotional distress is performed before the intervention and after its completion. Method of measurement: Toronto Emotional Dysfunction Questionnaire.;Social anxiety. Timepoint: The effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment enriched with compassion on social anxiety, measurement of social anxietyis done before the start of the intervention and after its completion. Method of measurement: Social Anxiety Questionnaire (SPIN).;Increase social adjustment. Timepoint: The effect of therapy based on acceptance and commitment enriched with compassion on social adjustment. Measurement of social adjustment is done before the start of the intervention and after its completion. Method of measurement: California Social Adjustment Questionnaire Thorpe et al.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactseyedeh mahla lavasani

Islamic Azad University

lavasanimahla72@gmail.com+98 11 3360 8778

Outcome results

None listed

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