Journal of Applied Psychological Research
The Effectiveness of the Design and Validation of a Training Self-Esteem by McKay and Fanning on Experiential Avoidance: Follow-up in Two Months
Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medical Science, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
3 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a training program for self-esteem that was developed, validated, and designed in accordance with the methodologies of McKay and Fanning. Additionally, the program was evaluated in terms of its ability to mitigate experiential avoidance. The current investigation was conducted in two stages. Self-esteem sessions were implemented during the initial phase. Then, 8 psychology experts determined the content validity of the sessions. In the second stage, a semi-experimental design with pre-test, post-testand with a control group and follow-up 2 months was used. The statistical population consisted of female pupils attending Hadith College in Tehran city during the winter of 2024. They were assessed using a two-stage sampling process. During the initial phase, screening was conducted using subjective sampling. In the second stage, 30 individuals were randomly assigned to an experimental group (15 individuals) and a control group (15 individuals) using the simple random procedure. The experimental group was subjected to 16 self-esteem sessions, and a follow-up was conducted after two months. The acceptance and action questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) was employed to gather data. The SPSS-28 software was employed to conduct data analysis, which included analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni. The findings suggested that the content validity of self-esteem sessions is satisfactory. Furthermore, the results of training intervention showed that tarning self-esteem significantly reduced the experiential avoidance. In conclusion, the training self-esteem program in this research was found to have acceptable content validity and its effectiveness was confirmed. Therefore, it is advised to implement this training program in order to mitigate experience avoidance. should be taken into account by scholars.
Keywords
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Volume 17, Issue 1
February 2026Pages 1-16
- Receive Date: 10 June 2024
- Revise Date: 18 November 2024
- Accept Date: 09 December 2024
- First Publish Date: 10 February 2026
- Publish Date: 21 March 2026