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EEO. 2022; 21(2): 70-78


Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Schema Therapy On Mental Health And Self-Differentiation In Students In Isfahan

Bahareh Sorani, Saba Evaz, Bahareh Ebrahimi.




Abstract

Background and Aim: Schema therapy is designed as an important treatment method to increase mental health and self-differentiation. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on mental health and differentiation in students in Isfahan.
Methods: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and semi-experimental in terms of method with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of this study included all male and female students referred to the counseling center of Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch. A total of 40 students were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 people in each group). The experimental group was trained in 8 90-minute sessions using schema therapy. All groups completed the Scoron and Smith Self-Differentiation Questionnaire (2003) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) as a pretest, posttest, and one-month follow-up. Data were analyzed by multivariate covariance (Mankova) method.
Results: The results showed that schema therapy has increased students' mental health. This program also led to a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in their differentiation.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that schema therapy was an effective method to increase mental health and the level of differentiation from students; Therefore, counselors and therapists can use schema therapy to increase their mental health and level of differentiation.

Key words: schema therapy, mental health, differentiation, students.






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