The effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on social anxiety

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Social anxiety disorder.; F40.1; Social phobias

• Registration Number: IRCT20230417057932N3
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Kurdistan

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Middle school students and attendance in school during the research period
Being in the age range of 14 to 18 years
Being diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, determined through the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (1998) and an interview conducted by an experienced psychologist following the criteria of DSM-5-TR

Exclusion Criteria

Having a chronic and disabling medical condition
Having concurrent comorbid mental disorders
Participating in similar courses either in the past or concurrently with the independent variable
Consumption of neurologic and psychiatric medications

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mind reading. Timepoint: Pre-test (before intervention), post-test (after intervention), follow-up (2 months after intervention). Method of measurement: Baron-Cohen mind reading test (2001).;Autobiographical memory. Timepoint: Pre-test (before intervention), post-test (after intervention), follow-up (2 months after intervention). Method of measurement: Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT), Williams and Broadbent (1986).;Cognitive emotion regulation. Timepoint: Pre-test (before intervention), post-test (after intervention), follow-up (2 months after intervention). Method of measurement: Garnevsky and Kraij (2006) cognitive emotion regulation Questionnaire.