Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of enhanced cognitive-behavioral group therapy (CBT-E) on negative perfectionism (NP), self-criticism, and self-compassion in female college students. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest–posttest control group design. The statistical population included all female college students with NP, high self-criticism, and low self-compassion attending universities in Hamadan, Iran. Of college students who referred to the counseling center of Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, in 2019–2020 academic year, 30 were selected based on the scores obtained in the questionnaires of Hill’s Perfectionism, Clark et al.’s self-criticism, and Neff’s self-compassion by purposive sampling and randomly assigned into two groups. The experimental group underwent eight weekly 120-min sessions of CBT-E. Univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data in SPSS-21. The results revealed that CBT-E significantly reduced NP and self-criticism and significantly increased self-compassion in the posttest, which indicates the effectiveness of this treatment in female college students.
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We would like to give special thanks to all participants for taking part in our study. We would like to thank Mohammad Reza Majzoobi for his invaluable input and support throughout the research process. His insights and expertise were instrumental in shaping the direction of this project.
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Hamedani, K.H., Amani, R. & Vasel, M.Y. The Effectiveness of Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Negative Perfectionism, Self-Criticism, and Self-Compassion. J Cogn Ther 16, 375–389 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-023-00167-z
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