Effectiveness Schema Therapy on Rejection Sensitivity in Blind and Low-Vision Persons

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness Schema therapy on rejection sensitivity in blind and low-vision persons. Method: This study is a semi -experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow-up test with control group. For this purpose the statistical population of study, included all blind and low-vision persons of Ababasir Educational Institute for the blind in Isfahan city. 26 participants were selected by available sampling and randomly were assigned to experimental group (13peaple) and control group (13 people),. Experimental group were trained on 10 sessions (weekly) according to schema therapy in Yang protocol, while control group did not receive any training. Data were collected by self-report method (Downey & Feldman Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire) and analyzed using covariance test by SPSS-21 software. Results: Results showed a significant difference between rejection sensitivity in the experimental group, when entering the study, immediately after treatment, and 1 month after treatment؛ But no significant difference was observed in the control group. Conclusion: This research showed that schema therapy is effective on reducing rejection sensitivity in blind and low-vision persons.