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Ph.D. Student of Psychology, Semnan University, Corresponding Author
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Master of Counselling Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University
Abstract
The purpose of the research was to answer the question: do group counseling by means of monotheistic integrated therapy effects on the male prisoners' adaptation? This experimental research was conducted with the help of a control group among male prisoners in the central prison, in Shahrekord, in 1391. Via multistage sampling, 40 people were selected and randomly placed in the two groups of 20; the test and control groups. Bell's adjustment inventory was applied as a screening tool. Then, program of group counseling by means of monotheistic integrated therapy was performed on the members of test group during 12 sessions of one hour and a half. After therapy intervention, post-test and one month later, follow-up test were done for each two groups. The repeated measures analysis of variances was employed for data analyzing. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the mean score of adaptation of the two groups in the post-test and follow-up stages (P<0.002). Therefore, it can be said that group counseling by means of monotheistic integrated therapy effects on the male prisoners' adaptation
Omidian, M., & Taherifard, A. (2015). The Investigation into the Effectiveness of Group Counseling by Means of Monotheistic Integrated Therapy on the Male Prisoners' Adaptation. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 8(15), 127-144.
MLA
Mahdi Omidian; Ahmad Taherifard. "The Investigation into the Effectiveness of Group Counseling by Means of Monotheistic Integrated Therapy on the Male Prisoners' Adaptation". Studies in Islam and Psychology, 8, 15, 2015, 127-144.
HARVARD
Omidian, M., Taherifard, A. (2015). 'The Investigation into the Effectiveness of Group Counseling by Means of Monotheistic Integrated Therapy on the Male Prisoners' Adaptation', Studies in Islam and Psychology, 8(15), pp. 127-144.
VANCOUVER
Omidian, M., Taherifard, A. The Investigation into the Effectiveness of Group Counseling by Means of Monotheistic Integrated Therapy on the Male Prisoners' Adaptation. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 2015; 8(15): 127-144.
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