Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Training Program on Social Anxiety and Self-esteem among Adolescents with Stuttering | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2025, Page 1336-1350 PDF (481.51 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.444560 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shimaa Salah Elsayed1; Rehab Elsayed Mohammed2; Hoda Abd El-moaty Mahmoud1 | ||||
| 1Lecturers of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Stuttering in adolescents considers a common health problem associated with social anxiety and low self-esteem. Acceptance and commitment training program is approved as one of the most advanced management for variety of psychosocial health problems. Aim of the research: was to evaluate the effect of acceptance and commitment training program on social anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents with stuttering. Research design: Quasi-experimental research design with two groups (one study group, one control group, and follow-up) was conducted. Setting: The research was conducted in the outpatient clinic for children and adolescents at the Psychiatric Health Hospital and Addiction Treatment and Teaching Hospital in Benha City and in the speech therapy clinic at Benha University Hospital. Subject: A purposive sample of (60) adolescents with stuttering were selected. Tools of data collection: I: A structured Interview Questionnaire, II: Social Anxiety Scale, III: Self-esteem Scale. Results: t-test indicated that there was significant difference in social anxiety and self-esteem between the study and control group post and follow up intervention (p < 0.05) of the acceptance and commitment training program than before intervention. There was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between adolescent’s total mean score of social anxiety and total mean score of self-esteem among study group post and follow up program implementation. Conclusion: The acceptance and commitment training program applied in the current study has significant effect on the decreasing social anxiety and enhancing self-esteem among adolescents with stuttering. Recommendations: It is greatly recommended to utilize acceptance and commitment training program for all adolescents with stuttering due to its beneficial effect in decreasing social anxiety and enhancing adolescents' self-esteem. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Acceptance And Commitment; Social Anxiety; Self-esteem and Stuttering | ||||
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