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The Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Rumination and Cognitive Avoidance in Teachers

12 de junho de 2026 atualizado por: Sepideh Navidmanesh, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training in reducing rumination and cognitive avoidance among middle-school teachers in Isfahan, Iran. Teachers often experience occupational stress that may contribute to maladaptive cognitive and emotional responses. DBT is a skills-based psychological intervention that aims to improve emotional regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Thirty-four eligible teachers were randomly assigned to either a DBT intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group attended ten group sessions, while the control group received no intervention during the study period. Levels of rumination and cognitive avoidance were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and two-month follow-up using standardized questionnaires.

The study aimed to determine whether DBT skills training could reduce maladaptive cognitive processes and promote psychological well-being among teachers.

Visão geral do estudo

Descrição detalhada

Teachers are exposed to chronic occupational stress that may contribute to maladaptive cognitive processes, including rumination and cognitive avoidance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), originally developed for emotion dysregulation, has increasingly been applied as a transdiagnostic and skills-based intervention in non-clinical populations. DBT emphasizes mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that may enhance adaptive coping and psychological resilience.

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effects of a DBT skills training program among middle-school teachers in Isfahan, Iran. Participants assigned to the intervention group attended ten structured group sessions delivered in a face-to-face format. The program was based on Linehan's DBT skills training model and focused on developing practical strategies for emotional and cognitive self-regulation. Participants in the control group did not receive the intervention during the study period.

The study was designed to evaluate whether a structured DBT-based psychoeducational program could improve cognitive and emotional functioning and contribute to the growing evidence supporting the use of DBT in educational and non-clinical settings.

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Real)

34

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Locais de estudo

    • Isfahan
      • Isfahan, Isfahan, Irã, 8481914411
        • Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Mobarakeh Branch

Critérios de participação

Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.

Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

  • Adulto

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Sim

Descrição

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female middle-school teachers from districts 4 and 5 of Isfahan, Iran.
  • Age between 35 and 52 years.
  • Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent.
  • Ability to attend the intervention sessions and complete study assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Absence from more than two intervention sessions.
  • Withdrawal of consent at any stage of the study.
  • Failure to complete post-intervention or follow-up assessments.

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Outro
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
  • Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Experimental: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training
Participants received ten face-to-face group sessions of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training. The intervention included mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Assessments were conducted at baseline, post-intervention, and two-month follow-up.
Participants assigned to the experimental group received a manualized Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training program delivered in a face-to-face group format. The intervention consisted of ten sessions conducted over a five-week period. The program was based on Linehan's DBT model and included training in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Sessions involved psychoeducation, group discussion, and practical exercises designed to improve cognitive and emotional self-regulation. Participants in the control group received no intervention during the study period.
Sem intervenção: No-Intervention Control
Participants assigned to the control group received no intervention during the study period and completed assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and two-month follow-up.

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Cognitive Avoidance
Prazo: Baseline, post-intervention (5 weeks), and 2-month follow-up.
Change in cognitive avoidance scores measured using the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire. Total scores range from 25 to 125, with higher scores indicating greater cognitive avoidance and worse outcomes.
Baseline, post-intervention (5 weeks), and 2-month follow-up.
Rumination
Prazo: Baseline, post-intervention (5 weeks), and 2-month follow-up.
Change in rumination scores measured using the Ruminative Response Scale. Total scores range from 22 to 88, with higher scores indicating greater rumination and worse outcomes.
Baseline, post-intervention (5 weeks), and 2-month follow-up.

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Investigadores

  • Cadeira de estudo: Maryam Kadkhodaee, PhD of Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Mo. C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Real)

15 de setembro de 2024

Conclusão Primária (Real)

15 de setembro de 2024

Conclusão do estudo (Real)

18 de dezembro de 2024

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

9 de junho de 2026

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

12 de junho de 2026

Primeira postagem (Real)

16 de junho de 2026

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

16 de junho de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

12 de junho de 2026

Última verificação

1 de junho de 2026

Mais Informações

Termos relacionados a este estudo

Plano para dados de participantes individuais (IPD)

Planeja compartilhar dados de participantes individuais (IPD)?

SIM

Descrição do plano IPD

Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after de-identification, will be made available to qualified researchers upon reasonable request. Supporting documents, including the study protocol and data dictionary, will also be available. Data will be available beginning six months after publication and ending five years after publication. Requests should be directed to the corresponding author. Access will be granted following review of the proposed use of the data and execution of a data access agreement.

Prazo de Compartilhamento de IPD

De-identified individual participant data and supporting documents will be available beginning 6 months after publication and ending 5 years after publication.

Critérios de acesso de compartilhamento IPD

Qualified researchers with a methodologically sound proposal will be able to access de-identified individual participant data, the study protocol, informed consent form, and analytic code. Requests should be directed to the corresponding author. Data access will be granted following review of the proposed use and execution of an appropriate data access agreement.

Tipo de informação de suporte de compartilhamento de IPD

  • PROTOCOLO DE ESTUDO
  • CIF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE

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