The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Students’ Career Development with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Abstract

Aim and Backgrounds: The aim of the current study was investigation the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on career development of students with obsessive compulsive disorder. Materials & Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest-follow up design with control group. Thirty students were selected using convenience sampling and randomly divided to two experiment and control groups. Data was gathered by Career Development Questionnaire (CDI) and was analyzed using Repeated Measure ANOVA. Students in one experimental group received ACT in eight weekly sessions and the control group were in wait list. Findings: The results showed that there was significant difference between two groups in path career development (p<0.05). Conclusion : ACT can improve path career development of students with obsessive compulsive disorder.

Keywords

• acceptance and commitment therapy
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• career development