A of Clinical Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
Abstract
Background and Aims: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) on rumination and rejection sensitivity in university students with social anxiety. Method: The present research employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population consisted of all students with social anxiety at Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, during the 2023-2024 academic year. A purposive sampling method was used to select 30 participants based on inclusion criteria. The sample members were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=15) or a control group (n=15). Participants in the experimental group underwent eight 120-minute sessions of EFT, while the control group received no intervention. Data collection tools included the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS, 2008) and the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM, Boyce & Parker, 1989). Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Findings:The results indicated that EFT had a significant effect on reducing rumination and rejection sensitivity in students with social anxiety. Based on the findings, EFT can effectively alleviate psychological difficulties in this population. Conclusion: Emotion-focused psychotherapy helps individuals identify dysfunctional beliefs and strategies, such as rumination, and adopt more adaptive and flexible beliefs and strategies in response to their emotions. By teaching emotion regulation skills, social relationships improve and individuals gain better feedback from the environment surrounding their interactions, and as a result, sensitivity to rejection decreases.
Roghaniyan,A . (2025). The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Rumination and Rejection Sensitivity in University Students with Social Anxiety. Research Strategies in Educational Sciences, 3(0), 56-67.
MLA
Roghaniyan,A . "The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Rumination and Rejection Sensitivity in University Students with Social Anxiety", Research Strategies in Educational Sciences, 3, 0, 2025, 56-67.
HARVARD
Roghaniyan A. (2025). 'The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Rumination and Rejection Sensitivity in University Students with Social Anxiety', Research Strategies in Educational Sciences, 3(0), pp. 56-67.
CHICAGO
A Roghaniyan, "The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Rumination and Rejection Sensitivity in University Students with Social Anxiety," Research Strategies in Educational Sciences, 3 0 (2025): 56-67,
VANCOUVER
Roghaniyan A. The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Rumination and Rejection Sensitivity in University Students with Social Anxiety. JRSES. 2025;3(0):56-67 (In Persian).
