The Effectiveness of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Negative Automatic Thoughts, Aggression and Dysfunctional Attitudes of Aggressive Students

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The present research aimed at examining the effectiveness of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on negative automatic thoughts, aggression and dysfunctional attitudes of aggressive students. The research method was semi-experimental, pretest-posttest design with control group. With using of Hollon & Kendall`s automatic thoughts, Wissman, Beck`s dysfunctional attitudes and Ahwaze aggression questionnaires, 30 aggressive students with above negative automatic thoughts, aggression and dysfunctional attitudes were randomly selected and were randomly assigned to experimental and control group(15 persons in each group). The experiment group receive 8 sessions of MBCT techniques on Segal & et al instruction package and the control group did not receive any training. After MBCT training, negative automatic thoughts, aggression and dysfunctional attitudes of the control and experimental group people were measured again. The finding were analysed with using multivariate covariance analysis(Man Cova). Calculated amounts for negative automatic, aggression and dysfunction attitudes variables showed significant differences in both two groups. Generally, present research findings indicate that MBCT method can be as an effective intervention in decreasing the negative automatic thoughts, aggression rate and dysfunction attitudes of aggressive students.

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