Investigating the Structural Model of the relationship between Metacognitive Beliefs and Mindfulness of Students with Social Phobia: The Mediating Role of Anxiety Sensitivity

Document Type : پژوهشی

Authors

1 Student / Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University of Najafabad, Najafabad, Iran.

2 َAssistant Prof.Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to test a structural model of metacognitive beliefs with mindfulness of students with social phobia by taking the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity into consideration.
Method: This research was a correlational study in the form of a structural equation modeling design. The Statistical population of the study consisted of all the female undergraduate students of Najafabad Azad University who had taken academic courses in 2019-2020. Among them, 500 students who were willing to participate were selected through convenient sampling method. They were then asked to complete four questionnaires of Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN: Connor et al, 2000), Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ: Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004); the short form of Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI: Walach et al, 2006), and Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI: Floyd et al., 2005). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling by Amos software.
Findings: The results showed that the structural model of metacognitive beliefs with mindfulness of students with social phobia through the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity fits the emprical data. The direct effect of metacognitive beliefs on mindfulness and anxiety sensitivity, and the direct effect of anxiety sensitivity on standard mindfulness are significant. The indirect standard effect of metacognitive beliefs on mindfulness of students with social phobia through anxiety sensitivity is also significant.

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