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Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

The Effectiveness of Motivational Counseling and Metacognition Skills Training on Reducing Academic Stress in Girls in Junior High School

Authors
1 PhD Student, Psychology department, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Psychology department, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the
effectiveness of motivational counseling and metacognition
skills training on reducing academic stress in girls in junior
high school.
Materials and Methods: The statistical population was all
female high school students in District 12 of Tehran in the
academic year of 1997-98. The sampling method was cluster
sampling. Three high schools were selected and 20 people
from each high school were selected and randomly assigned to
experimental and control groups. The data collection tool was
Cohen and Frazer Academic Stress Questionnaire. The
protocol and steps of systematic motivational counseling
based on Cox and Klinger model and metacognitive skills
training protocol were held in ten sessions. The statistical
method of analysis of covariance was multivariate withingroup.
Findings: The results show that motivational counseling and
metacognitive skills training consistently reduce the academic
stress of female students.
Conclusion: There is a significant difference between the
effectiveness of motivational counseling and metacognitive
skills in reducing academic stress in female students.
Keywords

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