Document Type : Original Article
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1 Master of Clinical Psychology Student ,Faculty of Humanities , West Tehran branch ,Islamic azad university , Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, West Branch, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background and Objective:Acceptence and commitment Therapy is One of the Third Wave behavioral Therapies for the treatment of anxiety Disorders.the purpose of this study to investigate the the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Resiliency and Self-Concept in children with cancer.
Methods:The Present Study was quasi-experimental with post-test pretest design with control group.The statistical population included all children with cancer admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran in 1398 , of which 30 children were randomly assigned to experimental and control group.Pears-Harris (1969) Self-Concept questionnaire and Connor-Davidson(2003) resilience were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups.For the experimental group , Acceptence and commitment Therapy was presented in six session of 60-minutes. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance using SPSS24 software.
Results:The results showed that the Treatment based on acceptance and commitment had an Effect
on self-concept(p = 0.001, F = 24.05) and Resiliency (p = 0.002, F = 11.88)in children with cancer.The findings showed That Acceptance and Commitment based Therapy on the components of Behavior , Anxiety , popularity , Resiliency and self concept on children with cancer.
Conclusion:Acceptance and commitment therapy has a positive effect on resilience and self concept of children with cancer. Therefore the use of such treatments methods is recommended to counselors and child psychologists.
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