The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Self-Blame and Cognitive Avoidance in Adolescents with Subclinical Depression

Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on self-blame and cognitive avoidance in adolescents with subclinical depression.Methods and Materials: This research utilized a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all ۱۶-۱۷-year-old adolescents studying in public schools in District ۲ of Sari during the ۲۰۲۳-۲۰۲۴ academic year. From ۳۵ high schools in District ۲ of Sari, two public schools, Sharif al-Olama and Al-Zahra, were randomly selected. A sample of ۳۰ adolescents was selected using purposive sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups (۱۵ participants each). Data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (Beck et al., ۱۹۶۱), the Self-Blame Scale (Thomson & Zuroff, ۲۰۰۴), and the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (Sexton & Dugas, ۲۰۰۴). The mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program was conducted in eight ۹۰-minute sessions for the experimental group, while the control group received no treatment. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis.Findings: The findings indicated a significant difference in the posttest mean scores of the experimental group compared to the control group after controlling for pretest differences in self-blame and cognitive avoidance (P<۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective in reducing self-blame and cognitive avoidance in adolescents with subclinical depression and that this intervention is applicable for adolescents with subclinical depression. Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on self-blame and cognitive avoidance in adolescents with subclinical depression. Methods and Materials: This research utilized a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all ۱۶-۱۷-year-old adolescents studying in public schools in District ۲ of Sari during the ۲۰۲۳-۲۰۲۴ academic year. From ۳۵ high schools in District ۲ of Sari, two public schools, Sharif al-Olama and Al-Zahra, were randomly selected. A sample of ۳۰ adolescents was selected using purposive sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups (۱۵ participants each). Data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (Beck et al., ۱۹۶۱), the Self-Blame Scale (Thomson & Zuroff, ۲۰۰۴), and the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (Sexton & Dugas, ۲۰۰۴). The mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program was conducted in eight ۹۰-minute sessions for the experimental group, while the control group received no treatment. Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. Findings: The findings indicated a significant difference in the posttest mean scores of the experimental group compared to the control group after controlling for pretest differences in self-blame and cognitive avoidance (P<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective in reducing self-blame and cognitive avoidance in adolescents with subclinical depression and that this intervention is applicable for adolescents with subclinical depression.

کلیدواژه ها:

mindfulness-based cognitive therapy ، cognitive avoidance ، self-blame ، depression ، adolescents