The Effectiveness of Group Choice Theory and Reality Therapy Training on Reducing the Aggression in Female Students
International Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences,
Vol. 3 No. 4 (2016),
29 January 2018
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Page 50-56
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijabs.v3i4.17072
Abstract
Background: Nowadays violence and aggression are one of the problems that have been seen in several levels and dimensions in the world. The present study investigated the effect of group choice theory and reality therapy training on the reduction of aggression among female students.Materials and Methods: The study employed a quasi-experimental method and a pretest- posttest with control group design. The population included all female high school students in academic year 2015-2016. Research instruments was Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). 34 participants who achieve higher scores on BPAQ were randomly selected and assigned into one experimental and one control group (each group17 students). Experimental group received eight sessions of 1/2 hours training and control group receive no intervention till the end of the study. Data analyzed by using ANCOVA test.Results: Findings showed that group reality therapy training, significantly decreased aggression scores in experimental group (P<0.05).Conclusion: This study confirmed the effect of group choice theory and reality therapy on the reduction of aggression among high school aggressive female students.
- Group Training
- Choice theory
- Reality therapy
- Aggression
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