The effect of group reality therapy on self-confidence and anxiety of students with social phobia
Subject Areas : Psychology
1 - Master of Psychology, Islamic Azad university, Meybod Branch, Yard, Iran
Keywords: self-confidence, reality therapy, anxiety, student,
Abstract :
Social phobia is one of the most debilitating disorders that can disrupt many aspects of a person's life. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of group reality therapy on the self-confidence and anxiety of students with social phobia. This study was a semi-experimental type of research with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group, which was conducted in the research community of second year primary school students of Meibod city in the academic year of 1400-1401. In this study, 26 people were selected in the available way and were replaced in two groups of 13 people, test and control. The participants answered Rosenberg's self-confidence and Beck's anxiety questionnaires during the research stages. The experimental group received reality therapy training in 12 one-hour sessions twice a week, while the control group did not receive training during this period. For data analysis, multivariate covariance analysis and spss26 software were used. The results showed that group reality therapy was effective and improved the self-confidence and anxiety of students with social phobia (P<0.001). According to the findings of the research, it can be said that reality therapy is an effective method for increasing self-confidence and reducing students' anxiety and it can be used in Madras.
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