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IRCT20250829067041N1 IRCT 2025-08-31 Islamic Azad University Studying the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment on cognitive avoidance, social anxiety, and anxiety sensitivity of 6th grade female students with social anxiety Studying the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment on cognitive avoidance, social anxiety, and anxiety sensitivity of 6th grade female students with social anxiety 2025-09-04 anticipated 40 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/85839 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Education/Guidance, Randomization description: The statistical population of the present study consists of sixth grade female students who are studying in the academic year 2025-2026 and have social anxiety. To select a sample to diagnose social anxiety in students, a cluster random sampling method will be used. First, two districts will be randomly selected from four education districts, and then five sixth grade girls' schools from each district, and in the next stage, two sixth graders will be selected from each school. Then, after the students complete the social anxiety inventory, those whose scores on this questionnaire were one standard deviation above the mean and in a clinical interview conducted by a clinical psychologist based on the diagnostic and statistical criteria for mental disorders, fifth edition, will be selected as students with social anxiety. Finally, randomly selected students whose social anxiety score on the social anxiety inventory was one standard deviation above the mean in the previous stage, will also show symptoms of social anxiety in the clinical interview. 40 of them will be selected to participate in the research by simple random selection (drawing lots). Then, these people will be assigned to the experimental and control groups by simple random selection (20 people in the experimental group and 20 people in the control group). N/A Social anxiety. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy: In this method, with a psychological understanding, the mind-body medicine models of stress are integrated with findings related to how to cope with the challenges of modern life. Therefore, this program includes intensive mindfulness meditation training and participants are trained to apply what they have learned practically in relation to the problems of managing the challenges of daily life. In the present study, mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy sessions will be implemented based on the Kabat-Zinn protocol (2013) and will be implemented in an 8-week period with 90-minute sessions, one session per week for the experimental group. After forming the groups, the subjects will be given questionnaires to measure the variables as a pre-test and they will be assured that the answers they give will remain confidential. People in the experimental group participated in the training course for about a month, for the experimental group, the mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy intervention was considered in 8 90-minute sessions and two sessions per week. After completing the training period, the experimental group was re-assessed using questionnaires to measure variables as a post-test. Intervention 2: Control group: There will be no intervention for the control group. However, to prevent factors threatening the internal validity of the study, such as compensatory competition from the control group or demoralization, they will receive the intervention after data collection. After completing the training period, the control group will be re-assessed with questionnaires to measure the variables as a post-test. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is Due to the fact that the research work has not been completed and also due to the fact that the article has not been written, which is one of the main conditions for publishing the data, publication will be initiated as soon as the aforementioned items are completed.
public Fatemeh Ahleshakheh
No. 52, West Kashan Street, Saadi Alley, Golestan
Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6138643849 +98 61 3333 3333 fatemeh.ahleshakhe@gmail.com Islamic Azad University scientific Fatemeh Ahleshakheh
No. 52, West Kashan Street, Saadi Alley, Golestan
Ahvaz Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6138643849 +98 61 3333 3333 fatemeh.ahleshakhe@gmail.com Islamic Azad University Iran (Islamic Republic of) No serious physical illness Having social anxiety disorder diagnosed by a clinical psychologist Female students aged 11 to 12 years 11 years 12 years Female Attending other psychotherapy sessions at least one month before the study F40.1 Social phobias Treatment - Other Treatment - Other Intervention group: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy: In this method, with a psychological understanding, the mind-body medicine models of stress are integrated with findings related to how to cope with the challenges of modern life. Therefore, this program includes intensive mindfulness meditation training and participants are trained to apply what they have learned practically in relation to the problems of managing the challenges of daily life. In the present study, mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy sessions will be implemented based on the Kabat-Zinn protocol (2013) and will be implemented in an 8-week period with 90-minute sessions, one session per week for the experimental group. After forming the groups, the subjects will be given questionnaires to measure the variables as a pre-test and they will be assured that the answers they give will remain confidential. People in the experimental group participated in the training course for about a month, for the experimental group, the mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy intervention was considered in 8 90-minute sessions and two sessions per week. After completing the training period, the experimental group was re-assessed using questionnaires to measure variables as a post-test. Control group: There will be no intervention for the control group. However, to prevent factors threatening the internal validity of the study, such as compensatory competition from the control group or demoralization, they will receive the intervention after data collection. After completing the training period, the control group will be re-assessed with questionnaires to measure the variables as a post-test. Social Anxiety Disorder: Social anxiety disorder is an extreme or unusual fear of situations in which one's behavior or performance may be scrutinized or evaluated by others. In other words, social anxiety is characterized by a significant, persistent, and irrational fear of being observed or negatively evaluated by others, which is accompanied by physical and psychological symptoms of anxiety. A person with social anxiety disorder avoids fearful situations or endures these situations with great stress. In the present study, it is the score that the subject obtains from the Social Anxiety Inventory of Kanwar et al. (2000); standardized by Hassanvand Amuzadeh (2014). Timepoint: In this design, subjects are measured before the independent variable is implemented (pre-test), then the experimental intervention or independent variables are applied. After that, subjects are measured again. The structure of the therapy sessions was developed based on the Kabat-Zinn method (2013) and is implemented in 8 90-minute sessions, two sessions per week for 1 month. Method of measurement: The research tool will include the Social Anxiety Inventory of Kanver et al. (2000). Also, the research data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 computer software. And the significance level in this study is considered to be P=0.5. Cognitive avoidance: Cognitive avoidance is a type of mental strategy based on which people change their thoughts. Each person makes hypotheses about themselves and their environment when dealing with a situation. These hypotheses are perfectionistic and biased criteria about social performance that can lead to the formation of physical and psychological symptoms. In other words, cognitive avoidance is one of the strategies that anxious people use to process information in anxiety-provoking environments and, through this, try to change their thoughts and mental images in order to free themselves from environmental concerns. In the present study, it is the score that the subject obtained from the cognitive avoidance questionnaire developed by Sexton and Dugas (2008), which was first translated in Iran by Basaknejad et al. (2010) and validated on a student population. Timepoint: In this design, subjects are measured before the independent variable is implemented (pre-test), then the experimental intervention or independent variables are applied. After that, subjects are measured again. The structure of the therapy sessions was developed based on the Kabat-Zinn method (2013) and is implemented in 8 90-minute sessions, two sessions per week for 1 month. Method of measurement: The research tool will include: Sexton and Dugas (2008) Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire. Also, the research data analysis was done using SPSS version 26 computer software. And the significance level in this research is considered to be P=0.5. Anxiety sensitivity: Anxiety sensitivity is a cognitive component that indicates the fear of the appearance of anxiety symptoms. In other words, anxiety sensitivity causes the individual to believe that the signs and symptoms of anxiety are dangerous to the individual's health and can lead to bad results. On the other hand, in this anxiety, the individual fears that anxiety symptoms, such as increased heart rate and dizziness, will increase social, cognitive, and physical consequences in the individual and cause the individual harm. Anxiety sensitivity in this study refers to the score that the subject obtained on the Floyd et al. (2005) Anxiety Sensitivity Inventory. Timepoint: In this design, subjects are measured before the independent variable is implemented (pre-test), then the experimental intervention or independent variables are applied. After that, subjects are measured again. The structure of the therapy sessions was developed based on the Kabat-Zinn method (2013) and is implemented in 8 90-minute sessions, two sessions per week for 1 month. Method of measurement: The research tool will include: Floyd et al.'s Anxiety Sensitivity Index (2005). Also, the research data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 computer software. The significance level in this study is considered to be P=0.5. Islamic Azad University Approved 2025-08-20 Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz Branch Opposite Keshavarz Street, Farhang Shahr, Golestan Highway Ahvaz Khouzestan Iran (Islamic Republic of)