The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Academic Procrastination in Medical Sciences Students of Zanjan University
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This quasi-experimental study evaluates the impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on academic procrastination among medical students at Zanjan University in Iran. The research involved 38 students with academic failure, comparing pre- and post-test scores using standard questionnaires and grade point averages. Results indicated a statistically significant reduction in procrastination and improvement in academic performance for the group receiving ACT compared to the control group.
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- Alireza Armani Kian (Zanjan University of Medical Sciences), Bahram Rostami (Zanjan University of Medical Sciences), Seyyede Elnaz Moosavi (Zanjan University of Medical Sciences), Mehdi Maghbooli (Zanjan University of Medical Sciences), Ehsan Fakoor (Zanjan University of Medical Sciences)
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- 2020-07-01
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- 10.32598/ijpcp.26.2.2817.1
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@article{allodium:6e14526024f3437f,
title = {The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Academic Procrastination in Medical Sciences Students of Zanjan University},
author = {Alireza Armani Kian and Bahram Rostami and Seyyede Elnaz Moosavi and Mehdi Maghbooli and Ehsan Fakoor},
year = {2020},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.32598/ijpcp.26.2.2817.1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.2.2817.1}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Academic Procrastination in Medical Sciences Students of Zanjan University AU - Kian, Alireza Armani AU - Rostami, Bahram AU - Moosavi, Seyyede Elnaz AU - Maghbooli, Mehdi AU - Fakoor, Ehsan PY - 2020 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.32598/ijpcp.26.2.2817.1 UR - https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.2.2817.1 ER -
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Kian, A. A., Rostami, B., Moosavi, S. E., Maghbooli, M., & Fakoor, E. (2020). The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Academic Procrastination in Medical Sciences Students of Zanjan University. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.2.2817.1
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