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The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group new reality therapy based on choice theory on social anxiety disorder in university students. In order to used a design pretest- posttest with follow up and control group. 40 students of Ferdowsi university of Mashhad were selected according to the high levels of anxiety and the inclusion- exclusion criteria and divided randomly into control and experimental groups. The experimental group, received 11 group reality therapy sessions (90 minutes - one session per week). Focus was mainly on reducing aspects of social anxiety and empowerment of individuals in recovery of their situation (interpreting anxious behaviors an internal choice, interpreting responsibility and realism as a particular effective behavior, increasing responsibility about the choice of behaviors). No intervention received by control group. Both groups completed Social Anxiety Inventory (SPIN) before and after treatment and also 3 month after finish the course of treatment. The data were analyzed with multivariate analysis of variance on differences of pre-test and post-test scores. Findings showed that group new reality therapy based on choice theory results to reduce anxiety in student of university in the experimental group compared with the control group. These findings can be usedgroup reality therapy based on choice theory to reduce anxiety in people suffering to this disorder.
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