The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on cognitive regulation of emotion and perceived stress in women with dental anxiety
Vajieh Alsadat Seyedi, Maryam Meghdadi
Applied Family Therapy Journal 2023 DOI: 10.61838/kman.aftj.4.5.2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Women with dental anxiety in Tehran |
| Intervention | 2004) |
| Duration | 8 sessions of 90 minutes |
| Measures | Dental Anxiety Questionnaire (Stouthard, Mellenbergh, & Hoogstraten, 1993), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, & Spinhoven, 2001), Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983) |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly increased cognitive emotion regulation (F=51.53) and decreased perceived stress (F=15.25) in women with dental anxiety compared with a control group. The authors conclude the treatment was effective for both outcomes. |
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on cognitive regulation of emotion and perceived stress in women with dental anxiety.
Method: The research method is semi-experimental pre-test and post-test with a control group. The study population included all women with dental anxiety in Tehran who were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups (15 people) experimental group and (15 people) control group. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 90 minutes of cognitive therapy based on the mindfulness of Segal et al. (2004). The research instruments were Stouthard, Mellenbergh, & Hoogstraten (1993) Dental Anxiety Questionnaire, Garnefski, Kraaij, & Spinhoven (2001) Cognitive Emotion Regulation, and Cohen et al. (1983) Perceived Stress. The results were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and SPSS.22 software.
Results: It showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy treatment had a significant effect on increasing cognitive regulation of emotion (F=51.53, P<0.001) and decreasing perceived stress (F=15.25, P<0.001) in women with dental anxiety.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was effective on cognitive regulation of emotion and perceived stress in women with dental anxiety.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on anxiety, most cited first.
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