Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Education of Premarital Counseling Concepts based on two Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches and Reality Therapy on Students' self-Differentiation

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Sohrab Kahrizi ¹ , Masomeh Beboodi ² , Faride Dokanehi Fard ³

1 - Counseling and Guidance, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
2 - counceling groups, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran
3 - counceling group, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran

Received: 2021-08-22 Accepted : 2021-11-29 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: cognitive-behavioral approach, self-differentiation, reality therapy, premarital counseling,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the difference between the effectiveness of group education of pre-marital counseling concepts based on two cognitive-behavioral approaches and reality therapy on students' own differentiation.Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental research and its research design is pre-test, post-test design with control group. The study population of this study is single students of Islamic Azad University, Imam Khomeini Memorial Branch in Shahreri and the number of samples studied is equal to 45 people. In order to collect information, the Self-Differentiation Questionnaire (DSI) and the group training course on the concepts of premarital counseling with cognitive-behavioral approach and reality therapy were used in 8 two-hour sessions to the subjects. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.Findings: The results show that group training on the concepts of premarital counseling with two conitive-behavioral approaches and reality therapy on increasing the differentiation of students themselves was significant, but these two training methods were not statistically significant in terms of effectiveness.Conclusion: Although both cognitive-behavioral pre-marital counseling and behavioral therapy training methods have a significant effect on increasing their differentiation, it does not matter which of these two training methods is used for this purpose.

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