The Effectiveness of Transactional Analysis Approaches on Personal and Social Adjustment and Problem Solving Styles in Secondary School Students

Subject Areas : Tectonostratigraphy

Afsaneh Gharibi ¹ (Payam Noor unIversity, Esfahan, Iran.)
Nematollah Salehi ² (Payam Noor unIversity, Esfahan, Iran.)

Received: 2020-12-08 Accepted : 2021-10-20 Published : 2021-10-23

Keywords: Transactional analysis approach, Individual and Social Adaptability, Problem Solving Styles,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of transactional analysis approach on individual and social adjustment and problem-solving styles of secondary school students. The research method was quasi-experimental with post-test pre-test design with control group. First, the pre-test was performed on both groups using research tools, then the experimental group intervention was performed in 60- 90-minute group sessions with an transactional analysis approach, and finally the post-test was completed again by both groups. The statistical population included all girls’ secondary school students in Firoozabad in the 6 months of autumn and winter of 2019 who were studying in the schools of this city. The sample size was 30 people who were selected by available sampling method and were randomly assigned to two groups of 15 experimental and control groups. Research tools included a Singha & Sing adjustment (1993) and Cassiddy & Long problem-solving questionnaires (1996). The results showed that the mean of adjustment scores and individual and social adjustment components in the experimental group posttest compared to the control group increased significantly. It also showed t that the mean scores of constructive problem-solving styles in the post-test in the experimental group compared to the control group increased significantly. Also, the mean scores of non-constructive problem-solving styles in the post-test in the experimental group compared to the control group have decreased significantly. It can be concluded that counseling with a transactional analysis approach is effective on individual and social adjustment and problem-solving styles of secondary school students.

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