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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Effects of group cognitive behavior therapy on cognitive flexibility in college students with high obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Sifan Ji, Yingying Liu, Lu Chen, Wei Zhang, Kongliang He

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Sifan JiSchool of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Yingying LiuSchool of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Lu ChenSchool of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Wei ZhangSchool of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Kongliang HeSchool of Mental Health and Psychological Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.

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Objective: To explore the effect of group cognitive behavior therapy on cognitive flexibility in college students with high obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Methods: Fifty-eight college students were randomly divided into an experimental group and control group (29 in each group). The experimental group was treated with group cognitive behavior therapy (twice a week for 4 weeks) whereas the control group was untreated. Before and after the intervention, the two groups of students were tested with the obsessive-compulsive scale OCI-R, cognitive flexibility scale CFI, acceptance and action questionnaire AAQ-II, and the cognitive fusion questionnaire CFQ to evaluate the effect after the intervention. Results: In the total score of obsessive-compulsive scale, the interaction between measurement time and groups was significant ( Conclusion: Taken together, our results show that group cognitive-behavioral therapy significantly improved the cognitive flexibility of college students with high obsessive-compulsive symptoms, resulting in a significant reduction of these symptoms.

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cognitive flexibilitycollege studentsgroup cognitive behavior therapy (GCBT)obsessive-compulsive symptomspsychological intervention

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