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Rooyesh 2026, 15(2): 161-170 |
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Ethics code: IR.IAU.AHVAZ.REC.1403.408
Clinical trials code: IRCT20250215064731N1
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Choheili S, Marashian F S, Safarzadeh S, Asgari P. (2026). Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Virtual Reality–Based Worry Exposure on Cognitive Avoidance in Adolescents with Social Anxiety. Rooyesh. 15(2), 161-170. doi:10.66224/Rooyesh.15.2.161
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1- PhD student, Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. fsmarashian@iau.ac.ir ,fsmarashian@iau.ac.ir
3- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. fsmarashian@iau.ac.ir ,
3- Department of psychology, Ahv.C., Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
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The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Virtual Reality–Based Worry Exposure (VRWE) on cognitive avoidance among adolescents diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population comprised adolescents diagnosed with social anxiety disorder who were referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz in 2025. From this population, 45 participants were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (n=15 per group). Data were collected using the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A; La Greca, 1999) and the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ; Sexton & Dugas, 2008). Both MBCT and VR-based worry exposure were delivered in eight 45-minute sessions to the experimental groups. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni post hoc tests. The results indicated a significant difference between pretest scores and both posttest and follow-up scores of cognitive avoidance (p<.05). However, no significant difference was found between the two treatment approaches over time (p>.05). Overall, the findings suggest that both MBCT and VR-based worry exposure constitute effective and sustainable interventions for reducing cognitive avoidance in adolescents with social anxiety disorder.
Keywords: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Virtual Reality–Based Worry Exposure, Cognitive Avoidance, Social Anxiety, Virtual Reality.
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General Psychology
Received: 2026/02/25 | Accepted: 2026/03/3 | ePublished: 2026/04/29
Received: 2026/02/25 | Accepted: 2026/03/3 | ePublished: 2026/04/29
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