The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) On Improving the Executive Functions of Students with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on improving the executive functions of students with sluggish cognitive tempo. The study was a semi-experimental method based on pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The population of the study included all male students with sluggish cognitive tempo who were in the schools of Tabriz in 2022-2023. From this population, 30 students with sluggish cognitive tempo were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program in 12 sessions. sluggish cognitive tempo questionnaire (SCT) and executive skills questionnaire (ESQ-R) were used to collect data. The results showed that the mindfulness-based cognitive therapy had a significant effect on the three component of planning, emotion regulation and time management (p<0.05). But there was no significant effect on the component of organization and behavior regulation. Therefore, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an efficient method in improving planning, emotion regulation and time management of students with sluggish cognitive tempo.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 06 February 2024

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