In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iran Neuropsychology Association

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 Master of General Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: this study aims to compare the effectiveness of neurofeedback and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on social adjustment. Emotional, students' education was done. Methods: In this study, the statistical population included 108 pre-university students in Mashhad who were studying in Mashhad in the academic year 1399-1400. According to the statistical population and according to the situation, available sampling was used in this study. For the sample size according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 45 people were selected and randomly, 15 people in the control group and 15 people in the experimental group 1 and 15 people in the experimental group 2 and neurofeedback method on the experimental group 1 and method Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was performed on experimental group 2 and the two methods were finally compared with each other. Data collection tools were; Adjustment inventory of school students(AISS), Mindfulness Protocol. Results: According to the results of statistical analysis, the use of neurofeedback exercises significantly increases students' emotional, social and academic adjustment. Also, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly increases emotional, social and academic adjustment. However, there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of neurofeedback method and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on students' adjustment factors.

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