The Effectiveness of Reality Therapy Training on Emotion Regulation Strategies and Resilience in High School Students in Tehran
Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy
Gholamreza Sanagouye Moharer
1
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
)
Mahmoud Shirazi
2
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University Of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.
)
Roya Mohammadi
3
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PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
)
Lotfollah Saberian Boroujeni
4
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PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
)
Keywords: emotion regulation, resiliency, reality therapy,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of reality therapy Training on Emotion Regulation Strategies and Resilience in High School Students in Tehran. The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of second high school girl students in district 7 of Tehran in the academic year of 1398 who were selected by convenience sampling and were divided into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The experimental group received 8 minutes of 90-minute reality therapy and the control group waited for treatment during this period. The data collection method was based on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Standard Questionnaire (Garnefsky et al., 2001) and Resiliency Standard Questionnaire (Conner & Davidson, 2003). Data analysis was done by SPSS23 software in two parts: descriptive and inferential (covariance analysis). The results showed that reality therapy had an effect on "emotion regulation" and its components in students. Also, Reality therapy has an impact on students' resilience. Therefore, interventional methods of reality therapy can increase students' emotion regulation and resilience.
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