Alzahra University, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology
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Abstract
The current research was conducted with the Meta-analysis method and aimed at combining the researches in the field of cognitive and meta-cognitive educational and therapeutic interventions on anxiety; therefore, the Hedges g effect size index was used as a standard scale in this research. The statistical population was the available research related to cognitive and metacognitive interventions on anxiety, which were available between the years 2001 and 2021 in the computer databases accessible Based on the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria of primary studies, 67 effect sizes from 63 primary studies were analyzed by CMA software. The size of the total combined effect was evaluated according to the large Cohen's criterion, which indicates the positive effect of various interventions on anxiety. In examining the role of moderating variables, the results showed the optimal effectiveness of therapeutic and educational interventions on types of anxiety, and no significant difference was observed between the two sexes in the effectiveness of the interventions. Finally, we can say that cognitive and meta-cognitive therapeutic-educational interventions are one of the most effective types of interventions in improving all types of anxiety
