en رويكرد شناختي رفتاري Cognitive behavioral پژوهشي Original Research Article <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify"><strong>Objective:</strong> The purpose of the present study was to compare the efficacy of metacognitive&nbsp;therapy with cognitive therapy on reducing test anxiety and meta-worry among students.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> The present study is a quasi-experimental research with pre- and post-test design&nbsp;with a control group. Study population comprised all female students of Tarbiat-ModaresUniversity of Tehran and sample included 15 students who selected by available sampling&nbsp;method and then randomly assigned in 3 groups. Test Anxiety Inventory and the Anxious&nbsp;Thoughts Inventory were given to 3 groups. For analyzing the data, analysis of covariance&nbsp;(ANCOVA) and repeated measure method were used. Students in 3 groups were matched with&nbsp;regard to age and marital status.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The results of co-variance test showed that there are differences between 3 groups in&nbsp;test anxiety. Metacognitive and cognitive therapy had same efficacy in reducing test anxiety,&nbsp;while the metacognitive therapy had more efficacy than cognitive therapy in reducing metaworry.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Considering the effectiveness of two treatments on test anxiety, results of the&nbsp;present study can be useful for specialists. Also, results of metacognitive therapy can be helpful&nbsp;in reduction of meta-worry.</p> Test anxiety, Metacognitive therapy, Cognitive therapy, Meta-worry 203 208 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-198-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fahimeh Ghahvechi-Hosseini f.ghahvehchi@gmail.com Yes Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ali Fathi Ashtiani No Behavioral Research Center, Baqiatallah University of Medical Sciences Mojtaba Satkin No Organization