Mental Health in School

Mental Health in School

The effect of meaning therapy in reducing the dimensions of anxiety and depression in high school girls

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Naser Askarpour 1
Mahsa Salaghegheh 2
Somaye Shahmiri 3
1 Level 4 of Qom Seminary, Qom, Iran
2 Master's degree in clinical psychology, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan Branch, Kerman, Iran
3 MSc in Clinical Psychology, Sciences and Research, Sirjan Branch, Kerman, Iran
10.22034/jmhs.2024.445015.1014
Abstract
Emotional problems of girls during adolescence reach their peak along with mental and physical changes that occur in adolescence. This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of meaning therapy in reducing the emotional problems of high school girls in Sirjan city. The current study was a quasi-experimental type. The statistical population included all high school girls in Yazd city. A statistical sample of 30 students who were selected by random cluster sampling method, and were trained in 8 sessions of 60 minutes. Data was collected by depression and anxiety questionnaire. The data were analyzed by the statistical method of analysis of covariance, and the results showed that meaning therapy has an effect in reducing depression in high school girls of Sirjan city (P<0.05). Meaning therapy is effective in reducing depression in high school girls of Sirjan city. Meaning therapy is effective in reducing the anxiety of high school girls in Sirjan city (P<0.05).
Keywords
Anxiety
depression
meaning therapy
emotional problems
Subjects
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