Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Department of Personality Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran aidaansari1984@gmail.com. https://www.orcid.org/0009-0006-1212-2939
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2. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran. soheila.baghaei63@gmail.com. https://www.orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-1982
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3. Department of Personality Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. Mahtab.khansari.2016@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7161-3220
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4. Department of Personality Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran. reyhanemirzaee59@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7006-0855
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5. Department of psychology, Arsenjan Branch,Islamic Azad University, Arsenjan,Iran mariemadi62@gmail.com. http://orchid.org/0009-0001-0273-5049
10.22038/jfmh.2025.83087.3175
Abstract
Background: Adolescent boys and girls living in care centers encounter various psychological and social difficulties that can increase their risk of developing issues like anxiety and behavioral disorders. This study aims to explore how a Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) program impacts cognitive flexibility and separation anxiety in adolescents residing in care centers.
Methods: The present research was categorized as applied and semi-experimental, including pre-test-post-test and follow-up stages three months after for both control and experimental groups. The study examined adolescents, both boys and girls, from welfare daycare centers in Tehran during the summer and fall of 2023. A total of 30 participants were selected for the study using available methods. Cognitive behavioral group therapy interventions were conducted over six sessions lasting 40 minutes each, once a week, separately for boys and girls in one of the centers' offices for the experimental group. The assessment tools utilized were the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI) and Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Disorders (SCARED). Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 27 software, employing covariance analysis with repeated measures and the Kruskal-Wallis H test at a p-value of 0.05.
Results: According to the research results, there was a significant difference in Cognitive flexibility between the Cognitive behavioral group therapy and the control group at all stages (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this research, it was determined that Cognitive behavioral group therapy had a positive effect on improving cognitive flexibility and reducing separation anxiety in adolescents living in care centers.
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