The effectiveness of mindfulness training based on stress reduction on emotional components of students with social anxiety symptoms

INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention group: Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training.Duration of each session: 90 minutes; Total number of sessions: 8 sessions; Session sequence: twice a week.Therapeutic tools used:This intervention relies on cultivating moment‐to‐moment awareness, intentional attention, acceptance of inner experiences, and reducing reactivity to unpleasant thoughts and emotions. The main therapeutic tools include mindfulness exercises, body scan, sitting meditation, mindful breathing practice, gentle yoga movements, and present‐moment attention exercises.The content of the different sessions is based on the following:Session 1: Administration of the pre‐test, introduction of group members, introduction to mindfulness, and familiarization with the goals and structure of the program.Session 2: Training in attention to breathing and body scan practice.Session 3: Continuation of the body scan and practice of bringing attention back to the present moment.Session 4: Training in sitting meditation and accepting thoughts and feelings without judgment.Session 5: Practice of gentle mindful movements and simple yoga.Session 6: Training in mindful exposure to stress and observing thoughts and emotions.Session 7: Review and consolidation of the learned skills and practice of applying them in daily life.Session 8: Summary, feedback collection, administration of the post‐test, and scheduling the follow‐up assessment. Intervention 2: Control group:The control group will not receive any intervention during the research, but will receive the intervention after data collection to prevent factors that threaten the internal validity of the research, such as compensatory competition from the control group or demoralization. CONDITION: F40.11 Social Anxiety Disorder. ; Social phobia, generalized PRIMARY OUTCOME: Anger. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The method of measurement will be the Spielberger (1999) trait‐state anger expression questionnaire. Anxiety Sensitivity. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the Anxiety Sensitivity Index‐3 of Taylor and Cox (1998). Arousal. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The measurement method will be the Henry and Crawford (2005) Physiological Arousal Scale. Social Anxiety. Timepoint: 1. Pre‐test (before the start of the intervention) 2. Post‐test (immediately after the end of the intervention period) 3. One‐month follow‐up after the intervention. Method of measurement: The method of measurement will be the Jerabek Social Anxiety Questionnaire (1996). INCLUSION CRITERIA: Being a student in one of the academic programs of the studied university Having symptoms of social anxiety disorder based on a clinical interview or a high score on the relevant standardized questionnaire Age range 18 to 24 years