Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (P-CBT) has emerged as the fourth Cognitive Behavioral Therapy waive, based on critiques brought to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for being grounded in the deficit-based medical model. The study aim to identify which of the two Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches, Positive or Traditional, is more effective in a brief format in terms of improving emotional state, attaining goals, and changing attitudes in young adults.
This study is a randomized controlled trial that aims to explore the effectiveness of two Cognitive Behavioral approaches: Positive and Traditional, in terms of improving emotional state, attaining goals, and changing attitudes in young adults. Thirty-eight participants divided into two groups, received four therapy sessions for four weeks. The outcomes were measured four times: pre-, mid- (after two sessions), post-intervention (after four sessions), and at two-month follow-up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
38
Positive CBT integrates brief Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Positive Psychology techniques, within a cognitive-behavioral framework. It is considered a competency and strengths-based model.
Traditional cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychological treatment that emphasizes that psychological problems are based on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking and the focus is to change thinking patterns.
Departement of Clinical Psychology and and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Distress
The level of negative emotions, measured with Profile of Affective Distress plus. The items are ranked with a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; in the middle of intervention, after 2 sessions (2 weeks); immediately after the intervention (4 weeks); 2 month.
Positive Emotions
The level of positive emotions, measured with Profile of Affective Distress plus; The items are ranked with a 5-point Likert scale.Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; in the middle of intervention, after 2 sessions (2 weeks); immediately after the intervention (4 weeks); 2 month.
Performance
Performance was measured using a Visual Analogue Scale -type item. The outcome had a one-item ranging from 1 to 10. Participants had to assess the statement: - How close are you to solving the problem/attaining your goal? Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; in the middle of intervention, after 2 sessions (2 weeks); immediately after the intervention (4 weeks); 2 months.
Attitude towards problems
Measured with Solution Focused Inventory; The items are ranked with a 6-point Likert scale. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; in the middle of intervention, after 2 sessions (2 weeks); immediately after the intervention (4 weeks); 2 months.
Attitude towards goals
Measured with Solution Focused Inventory; The items are ranked with a 6-point Likert scale. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; in the middle of intervention, after 2 sessions (2 weeks); immediately after the intervention (4 weeks); 2 months.
Attitude towards resources
Measured with Solution Focused Inventory; The items are ranked with a 6-point Likert scale. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention; in the middle of intervention, after 2 sessions (2 weeks); immediately after the intervention (4 weeks); 2 months.
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