This study aims to examine the effect of a newly developed religously oriented cognitive behavioral group therapy program on the level of anxiety and well-being in young adults compared to the traditional cognitive behavioral therapy-based program. Hypoteses 1 Religiously oriented CBT group therapy will be more effective in reducing participants' general anxiety levels compared to traditional CBT group therapy and the control group, and this effect will continue in the two-month follow-up measurements. Hypoteses 2 Religiously oriented CBT group therapy will be more effective in increasing participants' levels of well-being compared to traditional CBT group therapy and the control group, and this effect will continue in the two-month follow-up measurements.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
33
This intervention consists of a structured, group-based, online cognitive behavioral therapy program integrated with participants' spiritual/religious values. The program includes psychoeducation about anxiety, cognitive restructuring, exposure to uncertainty, problem-solving, and behavioral exercises, combined with spiritually framed coping strategies such as meaning-making, patience, gratitude, trust, and values-based reflection. Sessions were delivered weekly in a standardized manualized format by a trained therapist. The intervention aimed to reduce anxiety symptoms and enhance psychological well-being.
his intervention consists of a structured, group-based, online cognitive behavioral therapy program focusing on anxiety management. The program includes psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, graduated exposure to anxiety-provoking situations and intolerance of uncertainty, problem-solving, and behavioral exercises. Sessions were delivered weekly in a standardized, manualized format by a trained therapist, without spiritual or religious content.
Participants assigned to the waitlist control group did not receive any active intervention during the study period and were offered the intervention after completion of post-test assessments.
İstanbul
Istanbul, Türkiye, Turkey (Türkiye)
Anxiety
The Anxiety Thoughts Inventory (AnTI) is a self-report measure assessing the frequency of anxiety-related thoughts. The total score is calculated by summing item responses, with higher scores indicating greater levels of maladaptive anxious thinking. Lower scores reflect fewer anxiety-related cognitions and improvement over time. Change in scores from baseline to post-intervention and follow-up represents a reduction in anxiety-related thought patterns.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test), immediately post-intervention (post-test), and 2-month follow-up.
Well-being
The PERMA Well-Being Scale is a self-report measure assessing overall psychological well-being across five domains: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. Total scores are derived by averaging item responses, with higher scores indicating higher levels of psychological well-being. An increase in total score reflects improvement in overall well-being.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-test), immediately post-intervention (post-test), and 2-month follow-up.
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