Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Narrative, Group Therapy on Improving the Cognitive Outcomes in Students with Depressive Symptoms

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based mindfulness intervention in group therapy on improving cognitive performance in students with depressive syndrome. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with an experimental and control group. The statistical population of the study was all students with symptoms of depression, Tabriz in 1398, who had no other psychological disorders and use of antidepressants, of which 20 for The experimental group and 20 people were selected for the control group by available sampling method. Young s plan questionnaire (short form, third edition, 90 items) and Snyder et al. s (1991) adult hope questionnaire were used to collect information. The experimental group underwent mindfulness intervention based on group narrative therapy for 16 sessions and during this period the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS software. The results showed that the process of mindfulness intervention sessions based on group narrative therapy led to a decrease in the mean scores of cognitive performance in students with depressive syndrome in the experimental group compared to the control group. (P≤ 0/01). According to the results, it can be argued that mindfulness intervention based on group narrative therapy has a positive effect on improving cognitive performance in students with depressive symptoms