The Effectiveness of Therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment to Improving Academic Performance and Reducing Academic Procrastination of Students with Academic Failure in Abadan University of Medical Sciences in the Academic Year 2018-2019

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy based on acceptance and commitment to improve academic performance and reduce academic procrastination of students with academic failure in Abadan University of Medical Sciences in the academic year 1397-1398.

Method and Material: 

 The method of the present study was quasi experimental-field and by pre-test and post-test plan type with control group. The research sample using Cochran’s sample volume determination formula included 60 people who were selected voluntarily and divided into one experimental group and one control group by random permutation method (30 experimental group and 30 control group). The pre-test student version (PASS) was performed from both groups by the Dortaj scale of academic performance (2004) and the academic procrastination of Solomon and Rothblum, and the experimental group was exposed to an independent variable (therapy based on acceptance and commitment) for 8 sessions of 60-90 minutes. Then post-test was performed from both groups. Multivariate analysis of variance (Manqua) was used to analyze the data.

The results obtained at a significance level of p <0.01 showed that therapy based on acceptance and commitment led to the academic performance growth and reduced academic procrastination in the experimental group.

Acceptance and commitment-based therapy is effective in increasing the academic performance of students with academic failure.