Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and virtual reality-based worry exposure therapy on cognitive avoidance and emotional capital in adolescents with social anxiety
Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth June 4, 2026 Solmaz Choheili, F. Marashian, Sahar Safarzadeh et al.
Abstract This quasi-experimental study investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and virtual reality-based worry exposure therapy (VR-WET) on cognitive avoidance and emotional capital in adolescents with social anxiety. In Ahvaz, Iran, 60 adolescents aged 12–18 years were randomly assigned to MBCT (n = 20), VR-WET (n = 20), or a no-treatment control group (n =...