The Efficacy of a Group Program Integrating Compassionate Mind Training with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for College Students with Social Anxiety
Objective:This study evaluated the effects of a group program integrating compassionate mind training(CMT)with cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT)for college students on social anxiety and a range of secondary outcomes.Methods:Sixty-four college students with social anxiety were randomly assigned to either the intervention group(receiving eight sessions)or the wait-list control group(receiving no intervention),with 32 participants in each group.Participants completed a set of self-report questionnaires before the intervention,after the intervention,and at a 6-month follow-up.Re-sults:There were no significant differences in the questionnaire scores between the two groups at the pre-intervention test.Two-way repeated measures ANOVA results showed that the intervention group experienced significant improvements in social anxiety,depression,anxiety,stress,external shame,internal shame,and reassured self as compared to the wait-list control group.Additionally,paired samples t-test results indicated that the social anxiety of the intervention group further decreased at the follow-up test compared to the post-intervention test,while there were no significant differences in other measures between the post-intervention test and follow-up test.Conclusion:This study provides preliminary evidence for the efficacy of a group program integrating CMT with CBT for social anxiety among college students.
Compassionate mind trainingGroup cognitive behavioral interventionSocial anxietyCompassion-fo-cused therapy
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