Abstract
Using purposive sampling, 40 female students with social anxiety were selected and randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group and a control group (n = 20 each). The experimental group received nine 90-minute sessions of gratitude skill training, whereas the control group received no training. The research instruments included the Anticipatory Social Behavior Questionnaire, Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and Oxford Happiness Scale. In the experimental group, the mean and standard deviation (±SD) of anticipatory social behavior, empathy, and happiness in the pretest stage were 34.06 (±3.12), 39.26 (±4.51), and 55.66 (±5.28), respectively; while in the posttest stage, the means (±SD) were 22.86 (±3.20), 61.60 (±7.98), and 69.13 (±9.49), respectively. The results demonstrated that gratitude skill training improved anticipatory social behavior (F = 114.07, p < .01), empathy (F = 55.96, p < .01), and happiness (F = 17.33, p < .01) in the experimental group.
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