the effect of cognitive-behavioral family therapy on children's non-clinical anxiety

introduction: the present study aims at determining the efficacy of family based cognitive-behavioral therapy on children's anxiety. methods: in a quasi-experimental study, 120 girls’ with the ages of 10-11 with scores above 24 on the spence children's anxiety scale were enrolled. the mothers completed the spence children's anxiety scale-parent version. mothers and children were randomly assigned to both control and case groups. the case group attended 8 sessions of family based cognitive-behavioral therapy (cool kids). results: the findings showed a significant difference between case and control groups in anxiety, with reduction in the case group. case group mothers also, reported a significant reduction in their children’s anxiety. conclusion: based on these findings, we can apply family based cognitive-behavioral therapy as an effective means of reducing children's anxiety.