effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in adolescents with social anxiety disorder

Social fears, especially during adolescence and adulthood, can have profound and widespread impacts on personal and social life. the study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in adolescents with social anxiety disorder. the research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test involving two groups: experimental and control. the statistical population included adolescents with social anxiety disorder. from this population, 30 individuals were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). the participants in the experimental group underwent mindfulness-based stress reduction training. the measurement instruments included the anxiety sensitivity scale (floyd et al., 2005), the rumination scale (nolen-hoeksema & morrow, 1991), and the rosenberg self-esteem scale (1965). for data analysis, covariance analysis and spss 26 software were used. a significant difference was observed between the post-test means of anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in the experimental and control groups (p < .005). the results indicated that mindfulness-based stress reduction training has an effect on anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in adolescents with social anxiety disorder. social fears, especially during adolescence and adulthood, can have profound and widespread impacts on personal and social life. the study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in adolescents with social anxiety disorder. the research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test involving two groups: experimental and control. the statistical population included adolescents with social anxiety disorder. from this population, 30 individuals were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). the participants in the experimental group underwent mindfulness-based stress reduction training. the measurement instruments included the anxiety sensitivity scale (floyd et al., 2005), the rumination scale (nolen-hoeksema & morrow, 1991), and the rosenberg self-esteem scale (1965). for data analysis, covariance analysis and spss 26 software were used. a significant difference was observed between the post-test means of anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in the experimental and control groups (p < .005). the results indicated that mindfulness-based stress reduction training has an effect on anxiety sensitivity, rumination, and self-esteem in adolescents with social anxiety disorder.