Fatemeh Ghayourkazemi, Dr Zohreh Sepehri Shamloo, Dr Ali Mashhadi, Dr Ali Ghanaei, Dr Frozan Pasalar,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (9-2016)
Abstract
The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of MCT and Neurofeedback on metacognitive believes and symptoms of SAD. This research was a single subject study with volunteer sampling method. 7 students from Ferdowsi and Farhangian universities with diagnosis of SAD have been matched and assigned into one of the three groups (control, MCT and Neurofeedback).DSM-IV structured interview,Conner's Social Phobia Inventory, Watson and Friend's social anxiety questionnair, metacognition questionnair have been used before and after intervention and in 45 days follow-up. Conner's Inventory also had been answered 2 times within the treatment. 8 session per week for MCT and 16 sessions 3 times each week for neurofeedback has been performed. Percent recovery is used for data analysis. Results showed MCT and neurofeedback were effective in treating SAD with different range of percent recovery in each one of the subjects. But the mean of percent recoveries weren't different between the two interventions. Although metacognitive believes changed more in MCT. Percent recovery has improved in the follow up. In general, MCT and Neurofeedback are both effective in reducing SAD but MCT was more effective in milder SAD and Neurofeedback was more effective in more severe SAD than MCT.
Elahe Bagheri, Dr Kourosh Goodarzi, Dr Mehdi Roozbahani, Dr Keivan Kakabraee,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (9-2024)
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy, solution-oriented therapy, and endurance exercises on the problem-solving styles of female students with social anxiety disorder. The design of this research is a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a heterogeneous control group and a one-month follow-up. The statistical population was female students of the second level of high school in the three educational districts of Kermanshah in the academic year 1401-1402. From this population, 60 students with social anxiety were selected by screening and according to the criteria for entering the study. They were randomly assigned to 4 groups of 15 people (three experimental and one control). The research tools included social anxiety questionnaires (Kanor, 2000) and problem-solving styles (Dzurila et al., 2002). The data were analyzed with SPSS23 software and analysis of variance and Benferoni's post hoc test. The findings showed that metacognitive therapy, solution-oriented therapy, and endurance exercises increased efficient problem-solving styles and decreased ineffective problem-solving styles in people with social anxiety (P≤0.05) and among the three treatments, metacognitive therapy in efficient problem-solving styles and metacognitive and solution-oriented treatment in ineffective problem-solving styles were more effective than endurance exercises (P≤0.05). Based on these findings, it can be said that all three treatment models can be used in the Iranian clinical sample.
Miss Hadis Valizadeh, Dr Shahram Mami, Dr Homeira Soleimannejad, Dr Zeinab Mihandoost,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2026)
Abstract
The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and time perspective therapy on self-efficacy for abstinence in individuals with substance dependence. The research method was quasi-experimental, including a pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study comprised all substance-dependent individuals attending addiction treatment centers in Kermanshah in 2024. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 60 eligible participants were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to three groups of 20 (two experimental groups and one control group). The participants were assessed using the Substance Use Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (Bramson, 1999) at the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. The data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc tests at a significance level of 0.05 with the help of SPSS-26 software. The results indicated that there were significant differences in self-efficacy for abstinence between the control group and both metacognitive therapy and time perspective therapy among substance-dependent individuals. Both metacognitive therapy and time perspective therapy led to increased self-efficacy for abstinence, and these positive effects remained stable during the follow-up period. Furthermore, metacognitive therapy is more effective than time perspective therapy in increasing self-efficacy for abstinence. Based on the results, it seems that although both therapies can be utilized to enhance self-efficacy for abstinence in these individuals, metacognitive therapy, due to its greater effectiveness, may have more practical implications for psychologists and psychiatrists.
