Well-Being, Psychological Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Efficacy of Online Brief Positive Cognitive Behavior Therapy Compared to Traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Improving Well-Being and Goal Attainment in Young Adults
Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (P-CBT) has emerged as the fourth Cognitive Behavioral Therapy waive, based on critiques brought to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for being grounded in the deficit-based medical model. The study aim to identify which of the two Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches, Positive or Traditional, is more effective in a brief format in terms of improving emotional state, attaining goals, and changing attitudes in young adults.
This study is a randomized controlled trial that aims to explore the effectiveness of two Cognitive Behavioral approaches: Positive and Traditional, in terms of improving emotional state, attaining goals, and changing attitudes in young adults. Thirty-eight participants divided into two groups, received four therapy sessions for four weeks. The outcomes were measured four times: pre-, mid- (after two sessions), post-intervention (after four sessions), and at two-month follow-up. ;