Amiri A, Kadkhodai M, Derakhshani M, Kheirabadi Z, Lavaf Arani M J. (2022). The effectiveness of theater therapy on sensitivity anxiety, emotion regulation, and social interaction anxiety of patients with social anxiety.
Rooyesh.
11(5), 171-182.
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1- PhD of Art Studies, Department Of Art Studies, Faculty Of Theories And Art Studies, Tehran University Of Art, Tehran, Iran.
2- Msc of clinical psychology, Department of psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
3- Msc of clinical psychology, Department of Clinical psychology, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
4- Msc of clinical psychology, Department of psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.
5- Msc of clinical psychology, Department of Clinical psychology, Zahedan University of Medical sciences, Zahedan, Iran. , javadlavvaf.cpsy@gmail.com
Abstract: (1525 Views)
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of theater therapy on anxiety sensitivity, emotion regulation, and social interaction anxiety of patients with social anxiety. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control groups with 2-month and 6-month follow-up periods. The population included all students in Tehran in 1398 and 1399, in which 40 people were selected in a Purposive sampling manner and were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Research tools included the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) of Heimberg et al (1992), the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3) of Taylor and Cox (1998), and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire of Gross and John (2003). Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and SPSS-24 software The results showed that theater therapy led to a significant improvement in anxiety sensitivity, emotion regulation, and social interaction anxiety (P< 0/05). From the above findings, it can be concluded that theater therapy can be used as an attractive and uncomplicated approach to improve the psychological problems of patients with social anxiety.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2022/02/15 | Accepted: 2022/04/8 | ePublished: 2022/08/1