en Anxiety and Stress پژوهشي Research Article <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:normal"><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Background and Objective:</span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">&nbsp;Adolescents with social anxiety disorder (SAD) frequently exhibit heightened shame and experiential avoidance, which exacerbate their emotional difficulties. mindful self-compassion (MSC) program provides a structured approach to reducing these maladaptive patterns. The present study investigated the effectiveness of</span> <span new="" roman="" times="">the MSC program on shame and experiential avoidance in adolescents with SAD.</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Materials and Methods:</span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">&nbsp;The present study employed a semi-experimental design with a pre-test&ndash;post-test and a control group, including a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population encompassed all male adolescents with ASD who were referred to counseling and psychological services centers in residing in Kerman City during 2024. A purposive sample of 40 students was selected and randomly assigned to either the experimental (n=20) or control (n=20) group. Data collection instruments included the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SASA), Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GASP) and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire&ndash;II (AAQ-II). The experimental group underwent 8, 90-minute MSC program sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data analysis was conducted using repeated measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA).</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Results:</span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">&nbsp;The findings showed that MSC program significantly reduced shame and experiential avoidance in the intervention group compared to the control group from follow-up (P<0.05).</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion:</span></b><span new="" roman="" times="">&nbsp;The findings indicate that the MSC program led to a marked reduction in both shame and experiential avoidance, highlighting its strong influence on enhancing emotion regulation capacities. These improvements were sustained at the two-month follow-up, suggesting that the therapeutic effects of MSC are stable and enduring. </span></span><br> &nbsp;</span></span> Mindful self-compassion, Shame, Experiential avoidance, Adolescents, Social anxiety disorder 0 0 http://ajnpp.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2432-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ramshad Tahmasbi raytahmasbi@gmail.com 10031947532846008832 10031947532846008832 No Kobra Haji Alizadeh Hajializadehk@iau.ac.ir 10031947532846008833 10031947532846008833 Yes Qamar Kiani qamar.kianizn@gmail.com 10031947532846008834 10031947532846008834 No