Pourseyyedin M, Pashapoor F, Mohammadzadeghan R. (2024). The effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy on Bullying Behaviors and Moral Disengagement among Teenagers: Two-Month Follow-Up a Randomized Controlled Study.
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13(8), 201-210.
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1- Master of Clinical Psychology, Tabriz Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Master of Clinical Psychology, Tabriz Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran. , pashafayzh8@gmail.com
3- PhD in Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract: (596 Views)
The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on bullying behaviors and moral disengagement among teenagers. The method of the current research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a 2-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the research included all male students aged 13 to 17 years old in the second secondary schools of Tabriz from February 2022 to May 2023. The study sample included 40 students selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into an experimental group (20 people) who received mindfulness intervention for 8 sessions and a control group (20 people) who did not receive any intervention. The measurement tools included the Illinois Bullying Scale (IBS, Espelage & Holt, 2001) and the Moral Disengagement Mechanisms Scale (MMDS, Bandura & et al, 1996). The analysis of variance with repeated measurements was used in SPSS version 26 to analyze the data. The results showed that after the intervention, the level of bullying behaviors (p<0.01) and moral disengagement (p<0.01) in the experimental group decreased significantly, and this decrease in average scores continued in the two-month follow-up. According to the findings, it can be suggested that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly reduces bullying behaviors and moral disengagement and is a promising option for improving the psychological performance of adolescents.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2023/08/26 | Accepted: 2024/04/21 | ePublished: 2024/11/30