Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and existential Therapy on resilience among female students with generalized anxiety Disorder

Sharif, Zohreh; Merati, Alireza; Yousefvand, Mehdi

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Sharif Z, Merati A, Yousefvand M. (2024). Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and existential Therapy on resilience among female students with generalized anxiety Disorder. Rooyesh. 13(6), 159-170.
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Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and existential Therapy on resilience among female students with generalized anxiety Disorder

Zohreh Sharif¹

, Alireza Merati ^*²

, Mehdi Yousefvand³

1- PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. , Alirezamerati@pnu.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.

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The present study aimed to compare the effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and existential Therapy (ET) on resilience among female students with generalized anxiety Disorder. The method of this study was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design, with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The study's statistical population included all second-year high school female students who were studying in the schools of Karaj City in the academic year 2023-2024. In this regard, 45 students were included in the study using a purposive sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental and one control group (15 people in each group). The participants of the first (ACT) and the second (ET) experimental groups received intervention during 10 sessions (70 minutes each session). The study tools were the Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC, 2003) and the fourth edition of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GADQ-IV, Newman et al., 2002). The data were analyzed using a repeated measure analysis of variance and a Bonferroni post hoc test. The results revealed that both intervention methods of ACT and ET significantly increased resilience and reduced generalized anxiety disorder compared to (P<0.01), and this result lasted until the follow-up stage. Also, ET was more effective in increasing resilience and reducing generalized anxiety compared to ACT (P<0.01). Thus, ACT and ET can be used to increase resilience and reduce generalized anxiety disorder, but ET is preferred.

Keywords: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Resilience, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Existential Therapy, Female Students.

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Type of Article: Research | Subject: Clinical Psychology
Received: 2024/04/6 | Accepted: 2024/06/16 | ePublished: 2024/08/31