International Journal of Psychology (IPA)

en The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE) and Social Adjustment in Female Students with Social Phobia The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE) and Social Adjustment in Female Students with Social Phobia عمومى General پژوهشي Research <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The present study aimed at determining the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and social adjustment in female students with social phobia. The population of the study consisted of all female students of Mashhad Higher Education Institute of Engineers (Northeastern Iran). Thirty students were selected randomly from among those whose had high scores in the social phobia questionnaire. They responded to the FNE and social adjustment scales. The research was quasi-experimental following a pretest-post-test control group design. The experimental group received an intervention protocol, while the control group received no intervention. The data were analyzed using Univariate/Multivariate covariance analysis (ANCOVA & MANCOVA) through SPSS v.21. The findings indicated that the EMDR leads to reduced FNE (F = 35.20, p < .0001, ή =.773) and increased social adjustment (F = 41.07, p <.0001, ή = .699). Having participated in the EMDR therapy, students with social phobia reported reduced symptoms of social phobia, such as FNE and greater social adjustment. The EMDR is an effective therapeutic approach to reducing anxiety disorders, including social phobia and enhancing social adjustment.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">The present study aimed at determining the effect of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and social adjustment in female students with social phobia. The population of the study consisted of all female students of Mashhad Higher Education Institute of Engineers (Northeastern Iran). Thirty students were selected randomly from among those whose had high scores in the social phobia questionnaire. They responded to the FNE and social adjustment scales. The research was quasi-experimental following a pretest-post-test control group design. The experimental group received an intervention protocol, while the control group received no intervention. The data were analyzed using Univariate/Multivariate covariance analysis (ANCOVA & MANCOVA) through SPSS v.21. The findings indicated that the EMDR leads to reduced FNE (F = 35.20, p < .0001, ή =.773) and increased social adjustment (F = 41.07, p <.0001, ή = .699). Having participated in the EMDR therapy, students with social phobia reported reduced symptoms of social phobia, such as FNE and greater social adjustment. The EMDR is an effective therapeutic approach to reducing anxiety disorders, including social phobia and enhancing social adjustment.</div> eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, fear of negative evaluation, social adjustment, social phobia eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, fear of negative evaluation, social adjustment, social phobia 192 226 http://ijpb.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-18&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Amir Qorbanpoor lafmejani Amir Qorbanpoor lafmejani qorbanpoorlafmejani@guilan.ac.ir 10031947532846001181 10031947532846001181 Yes Department of Educational Sciences and Counseling University of Guilan Guilan, Iran Department of Educational Sciences and Counseling University of Guilan Guilan, Iran Davood Samadi Biniaz Davood Samadi Biniaz 10031947532846001182 10031947532846001182 No Department of Psychology Islamic Azad University of Quchan, Iran Department of Psychology Islamic Azad University of Quchan, Iran