Journal of Psychology

Effectiveness of group gestalt therapy on anxiety and self-esteem of students of divorce

Ahmad Etemadi ; Mehrdad Hajihasani ; Hasan Nadealipour ; Ebrahim Nazari
Gestalt psychotherapyResearchIndividual randomized controlled trials with big samples (n>30)English
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Abstracts

Current study has been accomplished in the Shahryar County to evaluate the impact of group gestalt therapy on anxiety and self-esteem. 30 students were selected via available sampling and were assigned in to two experimental and control groups. The Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Cooper-Smith Self-Esteem Inventory were filled out by all participants as pretest. Then, 8 sessions of gestalt therapy were implemented for the experimental group and the control group received no intervention. MANCOVA was applied to analyze data. The result showed that the gestalt therapy was effective in decrement of anxiety and also was effective in increscent of self-esteem.

Keywords
Anxiety
Divorce
Gestalt Therapy
Self-Esteem
Group Psychotherapy
Students
Journal
Journal of Psychology
Author
Ahmad Etemadi
Mehrdad Hajihasani
Hasan Nadealipour
Ebrahim Nazari
Year of Publication
2015
Volume
18
Number of Pages
438-452,
ISSN Number
1680-8436(Print)

APA citation

Etemadi, A., Hajihasani, M., Nadealipour, H., & Nazari, E. (2015). Effectiveness of group gestalt therapy on anxiety and self-esteem of students of divorce. Journal Of Psychology, 18, 438-452, .