标题：THE COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF GROUP RATIONAL- EMOTIVE- BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT) WITH EFFICACY OF GROUP REALITY THERAPY (RT) IN INCREASING THE SELF-ESTEEM OF FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
摘要：Objectives: Today`s cognitive behavior therapies are the paradigm of psychotherapy and have replaced psychoanalysis and behaviorism approaches. The purpose of current study was the examination and comparison of two kinds of therapy with cognitive approach, i.e. rational-emotive-behavior therapy (REBT) and reality therapy (RT), in increasing self-esteem. Method: In a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest and control group, 11 female students were selected and pretested using Cooper smith self-esteem questionnaire and then assigned in two experimental groups. After pretest, the subjects of two experimental groups entered psychotherapy sessions. The first experimental group spent 8 sessions of grouped rational-emotive-behavior therapy and the second experimental group spent 8 sessions of grouped reality therapy. Posttest was conducted in two phases: one time immediately after therapy sessions and another time three months after therapy sessions as follow up. Results: Analysis of data using repeated measures ANOVA showed that efficacy of REBT and RT in increasing self-esteem is not different and both of them are efficient in increasing self-esteem. Conclusion: efficacy of REBT and RT in increasing self-esteem is not different and both of them are efficient in increasing self-esteem.
关键词：Rational-Emotive-Behavior Therapy; Reality Therapy; Self-Esteem; University Students
