Comparison of the Effectiveness of Reality Therapy with Behavioral Analysis on the Personality Factors of Improved Addicts

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Ahmad  Ghazi ¹ (Master of Family Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Counseling and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Iran.)
Majid  Zargham hajebi ² (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.)

Received: 2020-09-04 Accepted : 2020-10-21 Published : 2020-10-22

Keywords: Personality factors, Improved Addicts, Glasser Reality Therapy, Interaction Behavior Analysis,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of reality therapy with the analysis of interactional behavior on personality factors of addicts. The statistical population was men with addiction in Qom city, from which 90 people were selected as a sample. Samples were matched based on age, gender, education and marital status. The experimental group received Glasser group reality therapy training and interaction behavior analysis in 10 sessions of 60 minutes. The instrument used in this study was the NEO questionnaire (McCurry and Costa, 1985). Methodology: The research method was quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group and multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The analyzes showed that interaction behavior analysis training was significantly more effective compared to Glasser reality therapy and improved the personality factors of recovering addicts. Conclusion: Improved addicts were able to improve their personality factors by accepting the reality and accepting responsibility for wrong behaviors and choosing a healthier lifestyle and learning six models of relationships, psychological games and changing life plans.