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Mostofi H, Fotohi Ardakani R. The effectiveness of short-term behavioral activation therapy on reducing anxiety in students with clinical anxiety syndrome. JNIP 2021; 10 (14) :1-11
URL: http://jnip.ir/article-1-608-en.html

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of short-term behavioral activation therapy on reducing anxiety in students with clinical anxiety syndrome. Method: The study was a pretest-posttest study with a control group. The sample group of this study Students who scored high in the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire were selected by simple random sampling method and were divided into two groups of 15 experiments and controls. The experimental and control groups completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire before and after treatment. The treatment sessions consisted of 10 sessions. Data were collected through the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The analysis of covariance was performed by SPSS software. Results: The findings showed that short-term behavioral activation therapy was effective in reducing anxiety in students with clinical anxiety syndrome. Conclusion: Therefore, based on the findings, short-term behavioral activation reduces anxiety symptoms in students with clinical symptoms of anxiety.