A Compartive Study of the Effect of Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Group Training on Self-Esteen of Esfahan University Dormitory Students

Subject Areas : Educational

اکرم مظاهری ¹ , ایران باغبان ² , مریم فاتحی زاده ³

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Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2007-10-23

Keywords: self-esteem, behavioral techniques and cognitve-behavioral,

Abstract :

The main pupose of this study was to abtain and compare the effect ot group training utilizing behavioral and cognitive-behavioral techniques on self- esteem of esfahan university students living in dormitory. The sample of this research consisted of dormitory students, selected by survey and randomly placed in two experimental and control groups. Each group included ten subjects. The instrument utilized was Ellis Pope self-esteem inventory. The independent variable was an session self-esteem group training utilizing behavioral and cognitive-behavioral techniques for the experimental groups. The result of this study however indicated that: group training utilizing behavioral and cognitive-behavioral techniques has been significantly effective on students' self-esteem (P < ) and there were significant difference's between the two techniques (P < ).