Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy as Treatments for Academic Procrastination: A Randomized Controlled Group Session

作者：Wang, Shuo; Zhou, Ya; Yu, Shi; Ran, Li Wen; Liu, Xiang Ping^*; Chen, Yu Fei

来源：Research on Social Work Practice, 2017, 27(1): 48-58.

DOI：10.1177/1049731515577890

• acceptance and commitment therapy
• cognitive-behavioral therapy
• group therapy
• academic procrastination
• neuroticism

Objective: This study tested the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), compared with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), in alleviating academic procrastination.
Method: A total of 60 (53.3% male) undergraduates suffering from academic procrastination were randomly assigned to two treatment groups (ACT and CBT) and a control group. The procrastination symptoms and related psychological mechanisms were assessed immediately after the closure of treatment and at 3-month follow-up (FU).
Results: Both therapies showed remarkable short-term effects in decreasing procrastination, but ACT had a better long-term effect. Participants achieved self-esteem enhancement through treatment of both ACT and CBT. While ACT significantly decreased negative affect and improved neuroticism, CBT had a stronger effect on time management.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that both CBT and ACT are effective interventions for procrastinators but may have different therapeutic mechanisms.

• 出版日期2017-1
• 单位西南交通大学; 北京师范大学