Mindfulness Based Cognitive Counseling on Social Anxiety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Assertiveness; Self Confidence; Social Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness based cognitive counseling group

• Registration Number: NCT05602012
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of group mindfulness based cognitive counseling on social anxiety, assertiveness and self-confidence in nursing students and the relationship of these variables to change over time.

Detailed Description

This is a randomized controlled and single-center study. The universe of the research consisted of nursing students who applied for counseling within the scope of the announcement made on the department web page. The research will be carried out in a state university, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing between February 22, 2022 - December 23, 2022. In the study, the assignment of students to the intervention and control groups was made by simple randomization. Participant Information Form, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, Self-Confidence Scale and Assertiveness Inventory will be used to collect the data of the study. Data collection tools will be applied three times simultaneously with the control group as a pre-test at the beginning of the study, as a post-test at the last session of the intervention group ( 2 month), and as a follow-up test 6 months after the last session of the intervention group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-22
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-17
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-31
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-01
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study Completion: 2023-03-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-24
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Liebowitz social anxiety scale score >50
• 18 years of age or older
• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed with a mental disorders
• History of participating in a counseling program
• Currently receiving individual or group counseling
• Unable to attend more than two sessions
• Diagnosed with a physical or mental disorder during group sessions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Counseling	Mindfulness based cognitive counseling group	The intervention was conducted in two groups with 25 participants/12-13 for each groups and two researchers per group. The program which consisted of eight sessions in total, was held once a week and each session lasted approximately 90-120 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale	Change from baseline to week 8 (2-month) and 6-month follow up	A 24-item self-report measure that assesses fear and avoidance of social performance and social situations. The total scale score ranges from a minimum of 48 to a maximum of 192. An increase in the score indicates that the level of social anxiety and avoidance behavior are intensified.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assertiveness Inventory	Change from baseline to week 8 (2-month) and 6-month follow-up	A 28-item self report inventory that assesses level of assertiveness. The total score that can be obtained from the scale is between a minimum of 28 and a maximum of 168. As the individual's score from the scale increases, the level of confidence increases.
Self Confidence Scale	Change from baseline to week 8 (2-month) and 6-month follow-up	A 33-item self report scale that assesses level of self confidence. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 165 and the lowest score is 33. A high score from the scale indicates a high level of self-confidence.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Feride Ercan; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey