Effectiveness of a Group Counseling Program in Eliminating Psychological Stress among 10th Grade Students in Mafraq District, Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to recognize the efficiency of a counseling program in

coping with the psychological stresses of the tenth grade students in Mafraq

in Jordan. The Researcher used two counseling strategies in the counseling

program: the problem solving strategy and the strategy for the Immunization

against the psychological stresses.

The sample of study was composed of (24) tenth grade students from those

who were suffering from high psychological stresses. The sample of study

was divided into three groups; two empirical groups and one control group.

The two empirical groups consisted of (16) students and the control group

consisted of (8) students. The researcher tested the following hypotheses to

achieve the objectives of study:

1. There are statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.05) between the

averages of the degree of psychological stress the students of the first

experimental group subjected to immunization strategy against stress,

and those of the students of the control group which was not exposed to

this strategy.

2. There are statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.05) between the

averages of the degree of psychological stress the students of the second

experimental group, which was subjected to a strategic problem- solving

strategy, and the students of the control group which was not exposed to

this strategy.

3. There are statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.05) between the

averages of the degree of psychological stress the students of the first

experimental group who were subjected to the immunization strategy

against stress and the students of the second experimental group, which

has been subjected to the strategy to solve the problem.

The researcher has prepared a counseling program according to the

behavioral knowledge theory and the following measures had been used:

1. A counseling program with its two strategies: the strategy of immunization

against psychological stresses and the strategy of problem solving.

2. The components of validity and the reliability of fixity had been found

using the Pearson’s method. The tools of research showed high degree

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of validity. The reliability of the psychological stresses measure reached

(0.92) .

The study has reached the following results:

♦♦ The efficiency of the counseling program in coping with the psychological

stresses of the first and second empirical group through using strategy of

immunization against psychological stresses and the strategy of problem

solving.

Suggestions and Recommendations:

♦♦ The attention to psychological stresses by using different counseling

strategies, because the psychological stresses have negative effects on

secondary school students making similar studies and researches.

♦♦ Training psychologists, who work in the field, in applying and recruiting

counseling programs.

♦♦ Studying the relationship of psychological stresses with other variables

such as deviation, difficulties of education , academic collection and

pessimism …etc.