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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.4.345

Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT) on Assertiveness and Interpersonal Anxiety of University Students with Interpersonal Anxiety  

Lee, GyuBok (Dept. of Psychology, Chonbuk National University)
Son, ChongNak (Dept. of Psychology, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.4, 2019 , pp. 345-353 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore effects of acceptance-­commitment therapy on assertiveness and interpersonal anxiety of university students with interpersonal anxiety. Twelve students are selected of three hundred thirty students who completed an assertiveness sacle and a social anxiety scale, and finally six students were assigned to an experiment group and the others to a control group. ACT program consisting of 8 sessions twice a week approximately 120minutes is provided for experiment group, on the other hand, nothing is provided for control group. All participants completed an assertiveness sacle, a social anxiety scale at pre-­test, post-­test, and 6 weeks follow­-up periods. In the experimental group, the assertiveness score was improved after ACT program but not in the control group. The improvement observed in the experimental group was maintained until the follow-­up test. In the anxiety test, the experimental group showed a larger decrease than the control group, and the difference was also found in the follow­-up test. Finally, the implications and limitations of this study, along with suggestions for future study were discussed.
Keywords
Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT); Assertiveness; Interpersonal Anxiety; University Student; Behavioral Therapy;
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