Determining the effectiveness of Schema Therapy, on Metacognitive Skills and Loneliness and Failure Tolerance of Students in Islamshahr University

The purpose of this study aimed to effectiveness of schema therapy on metacognitive skills and loneliness and failure tolerance of students at Islamshahr University. The research method was semi-experimental with an unequal control group design. The statistical population consisted of male and female dormitory students of Islamshahr Azad University in the academic year 2018-2109. The research sample consisted of 30  who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control. Data collection tools included Anil and Abedi's meta-cognitive state questionnaire (MQ), Russell's Loneliness Questionnaire (LQ), and Harrington's Failure Tolerance Questionnaire (FDQ). Then the experimental group received schema therapy for 10 weekly sessions for 90 minutes. but the control group received no intervention. Finally, after explaining the sessions, two groups completed the research questionnaires as post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that schema therapy increased metacognitive skills (p= 0.001) and improved failure tolerance (p= 0.001) and decreased loneliness (p= 0.001) in students. According to the research results, it can be said that schema therapy as a technique for improving cognitive skills, failure tolerance, and loneliness in students has the necessary effectiveness.