Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Training of Positive Thinking Skills and Stress Management Based on Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Perceived Stress and Rumination of Female Students of the First Year of High School Students with Test Anxiety

Davoodi, Elham; Sharifi, Tayyaba; Ahmadi, Reza

doi:10.22059/japr.2024.370286.644827

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Group Training of Positive Thinking Skills and Stress Management Based on Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Perceived Stress and Rumination of Female Students of the First Year of High School Students with Test Anxiety

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Elham Davoodi ¹

Tayyaba Sharifi ²

Reza Ahmadi ²

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

² Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

10.22059/japr.2024.370286.644827

Abstract

The present study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of group training of positive thinking skills and stress management based on a cognitive-behavioral approach on perceived stress and rumination of female students of the first year of high school with exam anxiety. The method of the current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test-proof plan and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population included all female students of the first year of high school in Farsan city in 2022-2023, and among them, 60 people with test anxiety were selected by purposive sampling method and then randomly replaced in two experimental groups and one control group. The research tools included Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) and Test Anxiety Scale (TAS). Both test groups for 10 sessions of 90 minutes skill training package received positive thinking and stress management training package based on a cognitive-behavioral approach, but the control group did not receive any educational intervention. The data were analyzed by variance method with repeated measurements and Bonferroni's post hoc test. The results showed that the effectiveness of group training of positive thinking skills and stress management based on a cognitive-behavioral approach on perceived stress and rumination was significant (P<0.001). But training of positive thinking skills is more effective on perceived stress and rumination. Therefore, group training of positive thinking skills has been more effective in improving perceived stress and rumination in students with exam anxiety compared to stress management training based on a cognitive-behavioral approach.

Keywords

Female Students

Perceived Stress

Positive Thinking Skills

Rumination

Stress Management Based on Cognitive-Behavioral Approach