The Effectiveness of Existential Therapy in a Group Setting on Self- Differentiation and Communication Patterns on Engaged Women Students

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 2, Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 12, January 0, Pages 16-31   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v6i2.46670

Authors

ahmad amani; naser yoosefi; elham fanayi^*

kurdestan university

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the impact of existential group therapyon self-differentiation and communication patterns of engaged female students in the University of Kurdistan.
Method: In the present study, a quasi-experimental design was used that incorporated pre-and post-tests as well as a control group. The participants were selected from all the engaged female students of Kurdistan University in the academic year of 2013-2014. Subsequently, the experimental group participated in 10 sessions of existential therapy while the control group received no intervention. The data were collected using aquettionaire-based survey. Then, SPSS 21 software was utilized to analyze the data through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Findings: In the post-test, compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in the variables of expecting/retiring communication pattern and emotional reactivity. Moreover, in the mutually constructive communication pattern, self-differentiation andI-position showed a significant increase as compared with those of the control group (p

Keywords

Self-diffrentietion; Communication Patterns; existential therapy

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