Bagheri Sheykhangafshe, Farzin, Haghighat Bayan, Nazanin, Baheri, Mona, Savabi Niri, Vahid, Esrafilian, Forough (2024). The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sense of Coherence, Social Support, and Spiritual Well-being in Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. , 31(4), 70-91. doi: 10.48311/eijh.31.4.70
Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe; Nazanin Haghighat Bayan; Mona Baheri; Vahid Savabi Niri; Forough Esrafilian. "The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sense of Coherence, Social Support, and Spiritual Well-being in Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder". , 31, 4, 2024, 70-91. doi: 10.48311/eijh.31.4.70
Bagheri Sheykhangafshe, Farzin, Haghighat Bayan, Nazanin, Baheri, Mona, Savabi Niri, Vahid, Esrafilian, Forough (2024). 'The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sense of Coherence, Social Support, and Spiritual Well-being in Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder', , 31(4), pp. 70-91. doi: 10.48311/eijh.31.4.70
Bagheri Sheykhangafshe, Farzin, Haghighat Bayan, Nazanin, Baheri, Mona, Savabi Niri, Vahid, Esrafilian, Forough The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sense of Coherence, Social Support, and Spiritual Well-being in Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. , 2024; 31(4): 70-91. doi: 10.48311/eijh.31.4.70

The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sense of Coherence, Social Support, and Spiritual Well-being in Students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The International Journal of Humanities
Article 5, Volume 31, Issue 4, 2024, Pages 70-91    PDF (601.91 K)
Document Type: Original Research
DOI: 10.48311/eijh.31.4.70
Authors
Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe1; Nazanin Haghighat Bayan2; Mona Baheri3; Vahid Savabi Niri4; Forough Esrafilian* 5
1PhD of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2PhD of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran
3MA of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Behshahr Branch, Behshahr, Iran.
4MA of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
5Assistant Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a devastating mental health condition that can arise following exposure to traumatic events. This study aims to investigate the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the sense of coherence, social support, and spiritual well-being among students diagnosed with PTSD. The research employed a semi-experimental, pre-, post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included students diagnosed with PTSD at the University of Tehran during the 2023-2024 academic year. A total of 36 students with PTSD were selected using purposive sampling and were divided into experimental (n=18) and control (n=18) groups. The experimental group attended eight 90-minute CBT sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data collection involved administering the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale (Keane et al., 1998), the Sense of Coherence Scale (Antonovsky, 1993), the Social Support Questionnaire (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991), and the Spiritual WellBeing Scale (Paloutzian & Ellison, 2012). The data were analyzed using multivariate covariance (MANCOVA) analysis in SPSS-24. The results indicated that CBT significantly increased the sense of coherence (F=40.69, p=0.001, η²=0.58), social support (F=60.50, p=0.001, η²=0.67), religious well-being (F=52.16, p=0.001, η²=0.64), and existential well-being (F=54.50, p=0.001, η²=0.65) in students with PTSD. These results support the incorporation of CBT into therapeutic programs for students with PTSD to foster resilience and holistic well-being. Future research could explore the long-term effects of CBT and its impact on other psychological and behavioral outcomes in diverse student populations.
Keywords
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Sense of Coherence; Social support; Spiritual Wellbeing; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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