Comparing online group therapy based on emotional schema therapy with transdiagnostic therapy in improving distress tolerance and cognitive emotion regulation among university students with adjustment disorders due to romantic break‐ups.

This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of online group therapy based on emotional schema therapy with that of transdiagnostic therapy in improving distress tolerance and cognitive emotion regulation among university students with adjustment disorders due to romantic break‐ups. The statistical...

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Published in:Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 372 - 384
Main Authors: Ariana Kia, Elmira, Rahimi, Changiz, Mohammadi, Nurallah
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2024
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          Ariana Kia, Elmira
          Rahimi, Changiz
          Mohammadi, Nurallah
        affil: Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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          Schema Therapy Methods
          Psychological Distress
          Cognitive Therapy
          Emotional Regulation
          Students, College Psychosocial Factors
          Interpersonal Relations
          Human
          Comparative Studies
          Group Processes
          Adjustment Disorders
          Internet-Based Intervention
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Adult
          COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Factors
          Purposive Sample
          Random Assignment
          Analysis of Variance
          Friendship
          Stay-at-Home Orders
          Descriptive Statistics
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
      ab: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of online group therapy based on emotional schema therapy with that of transdiagnostic therapy in improving distress tolerance and cognitive emotion regulation among university students with adjustment disorders due to romantic break‐ups. The statistical population included all students who experienced a romantic break‐up in Iran in 2020, aged 18–38 years. Due to COVID‐19 pandemic restrictions, participants were selected online. After filling in initial forms, diagnostic interviews were conducted through purposive sampling. A group was then randomly selected and divided into three groups: the first experimental group (transdiagnostic group therapy) included 15 participants; the second experimental group (emotional schema therapy) consisted of 15 participants; and the third group was the control group with 15 participants. The experimental groups received ten 90‐min group therapy sessions. Participants completed the Distress Tolerance Questionnaire and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire at pretest, post‐test and 1‐month follow‐up stages. According to the results of repeated measures ANOVA, there were significant differences between the experimental and control groups (p < 0.05) in the post‐test scores of distress tolerance and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. However, there were no significant differences between the two experimental groups. The results indicated that both internet‐based transdiagnostic group therapy and emotional schema therapy were effective interventions in mitigating symptoms of adjustment disorders due to romantic break‐ups among university students. This highlights the potential of online group therapy as a viable option for students experiencing such disorders, particularly during pandemic‐related restrictions.
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