The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment on Depression and Flexibility of Female Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in High School in Sari

Abstract

Background and Aim: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depression and resilience of female students with learning disabilities in the first secondary school of Sari city. Methods: The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population includes all female students with learning disabilities in the first secondary level of Sari city, 60 of whom were selected by convenience sampling and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups, and the intervention was implemented for the experimental group. The data were collected using depression and resilience questionnaire and were analyzed by analysis of covariance and Spss-21 software. Results: The results showed that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment was effective in improving depression (P<0.001) and flexibility (P<0.001) in female students with learning disabilities in the first secondary school. Conclusion: The research showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment improved depression and flexibility in female students with learning disabilities in the first secondary school.