International Journal of
Psychology and Counselling

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Psychol. Couns.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2499
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 222

Full Length Research Paper

The effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy on increasing social adjustment of female students residing in Tehran university dormitories

  S. Saffarpoor*, K. Farahbakhsh, A. Shafiabadi and H. Pashasharifi        
Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Iran.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 31 January 2011
  •  Published: 28 February 2011

Abstract

 

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy on increasing social competence of female students residing in Tehran university dormitories. The statistical population of this study consists of female students residing in Tehran public university dormitories during the 2008 to 2009 academic years. The studied sample includes 30 participants, randomly placed in an experimental and one control group. The members of the experimental groups participated in 6 sessions of solution-focused treatment. The results demonstrate that treatment method were effective on the increase of social adjustment in the students.

 

Key words: Solution-focused brief therapy, solution-focused treatment, social adjustment, social competence.

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