Ethics code: IR.IAU.TJ.REC.1402.036
Mohammad Alizadeh S, Rajabi M. (2025). The effectiveness of group training based on expressive art therapy on emotional regulation and mental health of students with social anxiety.
Rooyesh.
14(1), 165-174.
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http://frooyesh.ir/article-1-4996-en.html
1- Master of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Torbat Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Jam, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Torbat Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Jam, Iran. , mohammad.rajabi@iau.ac.ir
Abstract: (269 Views)
This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of group training based on expressive art therapy on emotional regulation and mental health of students with social anxiety. The research method was semi-experimental, with a pre-test/post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all students with social anxiety at Azad University of Torbat-e-Jam in the academic year of 2022-2023, and 30 of them were selected by an available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups of 15 each. To collect data from Jarbak's social anxiety questionnaire (1996, JASA), Gross and John's emotional regulation questionnaire (2003, ERQ), Goldberg's mental health questionnaire (1978, GHQ) and expressive art therapy protocol during 8 sessions of 90 minutes in the form of Two sessions per week were used. A multivariate covariance test was used to analyze the data. The findings of the research showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there was a significant difference at the 0.05 level between the post-test mean of emotion regulation and mental health in the two experimental and control groups. As a result, it can be said that expressive art therapy has a good practical ability for emotional regulation and mental health, and can be used as a treatment option by psychologists. In this way, it has an effective role in increasing the psychological capabilities of students with social anxiety.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2023/12/1 | Accepted: 2024/04/10 | ePublished: 2025/04/22