The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female Students

Background: In recent studies on adolescents, increasing attention is being given to the social dimension of health, alongside its physical and mental aspects. Objectives: The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on social health and attitude towards...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Eskandari, Milad Abedi ghlich ghashlaghi
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Language:English
Published: Guilan University of Medical Sciences 2025-01-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Health Research
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Online Access:http://cjhr.gums.ac.ir/article-1-390-en.pdf
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description Background: In recent studies on adolescents, increasing attention is being given to the social dimension of health, alongside its physical and mental aspects. Objectives: The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on social health and attitude towards social harms of female students. Method: The current research is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, and post-test design involving a control group and a two-month follow-up. The focus of this research was on female students who were enrolled at Honarestans in Shahin Shahr during 2022. Thirty students through a convenience sampling method were selected. Subsequently, using a random dice roll participants were allocated at random to either the experimental (n=15) or the control group (n=15). The emotional schema therapy group participated in 8 one-hour and a half session (one session per week). The research tools used were the attitude towards social harms questionnaire and the social well-being questionnaire. The data was analyzed using a repeated measures analysis of covariance with SPSS software version 28.   Results: Repeated measures analysis showed significant group-by-time interactions for attitudes toward social harm (F=22.98, P<0.001, η²=0.46) and social health (F=29.97, P<0.001, η²=0.53). The experimental group demonstrated significant reductions in social harm and improvements in social health from pretest to posttest and follow-up (P<0.05), while no significant changes were observed in the control group. Between-group differences were substantial for both outcomes, with greater changes observed from baseline to follow-up. Conclusion: This study discovered that emotional schema therapy had a beneficial effect on the social welfare of teenage girls enrolled in schools in Shahin Shahr City. It is recommended that schema therapy workshops be organized in educational settings to enhance social well-being.
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spelling doaj-art-a620ec12046542b0a520080e55a3ff4b2025-02-06T07:54:06ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesCaspian Journal of Health Research2423-81712025-01-011016372The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female StudentsFatemeh Eskandari0Milad Abedi ghlich ghashlaghi1 Department of Psychology, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran. Department of Psychology, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran. Background: In recent studies on adolescents, increasing attention is being given to the social dimension of health, alongside its physical and mental aspects. Objectives: The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on social health and attitude towards social harms of female students. Method: The current research is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test, and post-test design involving a control group and a two-month follow-up. The focus of this research was on female students who were enrolled at Honarestans in Shahin Shahr during 2022. Thirty students through a convenience sampling method were selected. Subsequently, using a random dice roll participants were allocated at random to either the experimental (n=15) or the control group (n=15). The emotional schema therapy group participated in 8 one-hour and a half session (one session per week). The research tools used were the attitude towards social harms questionnaire and the social well-being questionnaire. The data was analyzed using a repeated measures analysis of covariance with SPSS software version 28.   Results: Repeated measures analysis showed significant group-by-time interactions for attitudes toward social harm (F=22.98, P<0.001, η²=0.46) and social health (F=29.97, P<0.001, η²=0.53). The experimental group demonstrated significant reductions in social harm and improvements in social health from pretest to posttest and follow-up (P<0.05), while no significant changes were observed in the control group. Between-group differences were substantial for both outcomes, with greater changes observed from baseline to follow-up. Conclusion: This study discovered that emotional schema therapy had a beneficial effect on the social welfare of teenage girls enrolled in schools in Shahin Shahr City. It is recommended that schema therapy workshops be organized in educational settings to enhance social well-being.http://cjhr.gums.ac.ir/article-1-390-en.pdfemotional schema therapysocial healthattitude towards social harm
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social health
attitude towards social harm
title The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female Students
title_full The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female Students
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title_short The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female Students
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social health
attitude towards social harm
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