The study group received 8 weeks of self-management training. Reflections, prepared using Power Point, were used in all sessions. The study employed various methods, including the question-answer and audio-visual methods, as well as performance feedback when necessary during the sessions. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.

The control group was informed about self-management for 1 week. General information was given about approaches to improving self-management. Final evaluations were conducted for both groups after eight weeks.

The self-management training programme for the study group consisted of eight sessions. Each session lasted between 40 and 50 minutes and followed a structured format: a 5-minute introduction, a 5-minute summary of the previous session, and a 30-40 minute presentation on the session's topic. Training plan on cognition, emotion regulation and self-management was implemented

The Self-Control and Self-Management Scale consists of three subscales: self-monitoring, self-evaluation and self-reinforcement. It is a 6-point Likert-type scale consisting of 16 items (0= Does not define me at all, 5= Defines me completely).

The five-point Likert-type scale (1 = not at all suitable for me, 2 = somewhat suitable for me, 3 = partially suitable for me, 4 = very suitable for me, 5 = completely suitable for me) consists of a total of 36 items. It consists of nine sub-dimensions: self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, and other-blame.