The Effectiveness of Training Self-Encouragement on Cognitive Slippage and Fear of Negative Evaluation

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of self-encouragement training on cognitive slippage and fear of negative evaluation of female students. This research was conducted as a semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The subjects wre 30 students (15 participants for each group) selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The experimental group received 8 sessions of self-Encouragement training, meanwhile the control group did not receive any training. At the end of the training, post-test was taken from all participants. Instruments of the study included Cognitive Slippage Scale (Miers, & Raulin, 1985) and Fear of Negative Evaluation Questionnaire (Watson, & Friend, 1969). The results of MANCOVA showed that self-encouragement training reduced the cognitive slippage and fear of negative evaluation. According to the effectiveness of this training in decreasing cognitive slippage and fear of negative evaluation, it can be considered practical for students.