Abstract

Investigating effectiveness of group counseling with reality therapy approach on self-esteem of addicted boys having at most 20 years old

This study is a quasi-experimental research that aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling with reality therapy approach on increasing self-esteem of addicted boys having at most 20 years old. For this purpose, from those visiting public and private addiction treatment clinics and by using available sampling technique, 30 participants were selected and randomly placed into two groups: experimental and control. Data analysis showed that the self-esteem of the addicted boys who had received group counseling with reality therapy approach was significantly higher than that for those had not received group counseling with reality therapy approach. In other words, group counseling with reality therapy approach significantly increased the self-esteem of addicted boys.

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