Comparing self-healing intervention with emotion-focused therapy

Comparing the effectiveness of self-healing intervention and emotion-focused therapy on academic well-being, cognitive distortion, help-seeking, and social competence of depressed high school students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250307064963N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-13

Start date

2025-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Depressed high school students.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Self-healing refers to processes in which individuals actively seek to improve and improve their mental and physical well-being. This approach is based on the princ

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female students in the second grade of secondary school Major depressive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria People whose Beck Depression Score was above the average of 11 Subject's failure to participate in other educational or therapeutic interventions concurrently Subjects must not have psychological problems affecting cognitive functions as diagnosed by a school psychologist.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having any hormonal disorders, such as hypothyroidism or polycystic ovary syndrome Having any significant psychological illness (such as personality disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Academic vitality. Timepoint: Academic happiness lasts for two months before the intervention begins and after. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the Student Academic Happiness Questionnaire, Kamal Mohajer et al. (1400).;Cognitive distortion. Timepoint: Cognitive distortions persisted before the intervention began and for two months afterward. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale (ICDS) by Hamamchi and Buyuk Ozturk (2004).;Asking for help. Timepoint: The help-seeking process lasts for two months before the intervention begins and afterwards. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the Ryan and Pentrich (1997) Help-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire.;Social competence. Timepoint: Social competence lasts for two months before the intervention begins and afterwards. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the social competence scale of Cohen and Rossman (1972).	—

Measure

Time frame

Academic vitality. Timepoint: Academic happiness lasts for two months before the intervention begins and after. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the Student Academic Happiness Questionnaire, Kamal Mohajer et al. (1400).;Cognitive distortion. Timepoint: Cognitive distortions persisted before the intervention began and for two months afterward. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale (ICDS) by Hamamchi and Buyuk Ozturk (2004).;Asking for help. Timepoint: The help-seeking process lasts for two months before the intervention begins and afterwards. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the Ryan and Pentrich (1997) Help-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire.;Social competence. Timepoint: Social competence lasts for two months before the intervention begins and afterwards. Method of measurement: In the present study, it is the score that an individual obtains from responding to the social competence scale of Cohen and Rossman (1972).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh mosavi

Islamic Azad University

moirani789@gmail.com+98 61 3321 3119

Outcome results

None listed

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