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Volume 24, Issue 150 (8-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(150): 275-291 |
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Masoumi T, Manshaee G, Farhadi H. (2025). Comparing the effectiveness of of Combined Virtual Reality and Mindfulness Therapy with Short-term Mindfulness Intervention on Cognitive Flexibility in people with generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(150), 275-291.
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Department of psychology,Isfahan (khorasgan)branch ,Islamic Azad university, Isfahan ,Iran , smanshaee@yahoo.com
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Background: Excessive, ongoing anxiety and worry that are difficult to control and interfere with day-to-day activities may be a sign of generalized anxiety disorder. In recent years, digital techniques, such as virtual reality (VR) have been employed in tandem with more traditional psychological interventions. Therefore, the use of these interventions is a research and experimental necessity due to their cost-effectiveness along with traditional interventions.
Aims: The present research aimed to compare the effectiveness of combined virtual reality and mindfulness therapy with short-term mindfulness intervention on cognitive flexibility in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.
Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study included all individuals with symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder referring to the clinics of the Psychological Services and Counseling Center of Region 3, the Counseling and Psychological Services Center of Welfare Organization of Region 6, and the Ariaz Counseling and Psychological Services of Region 6, Tehran, in the year 2022. The sample consisted of 45 individuals with generalized anxiety disorder selected purposively and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. Pre-tests for all three participant groups were conducted using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (Spitzer et al., 2006) and the Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire (Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010), and the experimental groups received separate weekly interventions over 8 sessions. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance with Bonferroni's post hoc test and SPSS23 software.
Results: The findings indicated that both experimental groups, the combined virtual reality and mindfulness therapy, and the short-term mindfulness intervention, showed significant differences compared to the control group in the post-test and follow-up stages in cognitive flexibility (p < 0.05). The results of Benferroni's post hoc tests showed that there was no significant difference between the experimental groups.
Conclusion: The results showed that combined virtual reality and mindfulness therapy along with short-term mindfulness intervention were effective in increasing cognitive flexibility.
Aims: The present research aimed to compare the effectiveness of combined virtual reality and mindfulness therapy with short-term mindfulness intervention on cognitive flexibility in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.
Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study included all individuals with symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder referring to the clinics of the Psychological Services and Counseling Center of Region 3, the Counseling and Psychological Services Center of Welfare Organization of Region 6, and the Ariaz Counseling and Psychological Services of Region 6, Tehran, in the year 2022. The sample consisted of 45 individuals with generalized anxiety disorder selected purposively and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. Pre-tests for all three participant groups were conducted using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (Spitzer et al., 2006) and the Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire (Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010), and the experimental groups received separate weekly interventions over 8 sessions. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance with Bonferroni's post hoc test and SPSS23 software.
Results: The findings indicated that both experimental groups, the combined virtual reality and mindfulness therapy, and the short-term mindfulness intervention, showed significant differences compared to the control group in the post-test and follow-up stages in cognitive flexibility (p < 0.05). The results of Benferroni's post hoc tests showed that there was no significant difference between the experimental groups.
Conclusion: The results showed that combined virtual reality and mindfulness therapy along with short-term mindfulness intervention were effective in increasing cognitive flexibility.
Keywords: Combined treatment of virtual reality and mindfulness, short-term mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, generalized anxiety
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