The effect of group rational emotive behavior therapy on inefficient ideas of female high school students

Abstract

The perpose of this stud was to determiine the effpyct of group rational emotive therapy on inefficient ideas of female high school students . Therfor 24 students were randomly selected and two therapy and control groups. The therapy group received 10 sessions of 90 minute therapy while the control groups did not receive any thing. The inefficient ideas quertomaire was administered to all subjects as the pre and post tests. The results of analysis of covariance showed that the mean total scores of the therapy group was significantly less on the following sub-scales : expectations (p=0/05) , excessive anxiety (p=0/04) , helplessness with change (p=0/05) , expecting others support (p=0/03) , and dependency (p=0/0001) .

Keywords

• REBT
• inefficient beliefs
• Female students
• High school.