RT - Journal Article T1 - Effectiveness of schema therapy on academic vitality, academic self - regulation and academic engagement of the students JF - Journal-of-Psychological-Science YR - 2020 JO - Journal-of-Psychological-Science VO - 19 IS - 93 UR - http://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-370-en.html SP - 1175 EP - 1184 K1 - Academic vitality K1 - academic self-regulation K1 - Academic engagement K1 - schema therapy AB - Background: Academic vitality, academic self-regulation and Academic engagement are variables which can play a dramatic role in academic achievement of the students; however, does schema therapy help the improvement of academic vitality, academic self-regulation and Academic engagement of the students? Aims: The present study was conducted aiming to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on academic vitality, academic self-regulation and Academic engagement of the students. Method: The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, control group and two-month follow-up stage design. The statistical population of the present study included the students at the state universities in Tehran in academic year 2017-18. 30 students were selected through purposive sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 15). The experimental group received schema therapy intervention during 8 sessions of 90 minutes during two months. Academic vitality questionnaire (Martin and March, 2008), academic self-regulation questionnaire (Savari, Arabzadeh, 2012) and Academic engagement questionnaire (Fredericks, Blumenfeld, Paris, 2004) were used. The data from the study were analyzed through MANCOVA. Results: The results showed that schema therapy has significantly influenced academic vitality, academic self-regulation and Academic engagement of the students (p< 0/001). Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that through employing techniques such as training coping styles, making communication between present problems and schemata, prioritization and specifying most problematic academic behaviors and offering appropriate behavioral methods, schema therapy can be applied as an efficient method to improve academic vitality, academic self-regulation and Academic engagement of the students. LA eng UL http://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-370-en.html M3 ER -