Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences
Year: 2024
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The Effectiveness of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Aggression, Anxiety, And Negative Self-Concept in Women with Substance Abuse
Zakaria Rahimi, Hossein Shareh, Seyede Marjan Akbari, Diana Tarkhanian Bajgiran
ABSTRACT:
This study investigated the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing aggression, anxiety and negative self-concept of women suffering from substance abuse. This was a semi-experimental design of pre-test and post-test type with a control group. 88 addicted women were divided into two groups (n=44) and control (n=44). The experimental group received 12 group sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy, while the control group did not receive any therapy sessions. The results showed that the subjects of the experimental group had a significant decrease in aggression (P<0.004), anxiety (P<0.002) and negative self-concept (P<0.05) compared to the control group. Although group cognitive-behavioral therapy was not effective in reducing the drug dose.
keywords: Group Cognitive – behavioral Therapy, Anxiety, Aggression, Addiction, Women, Negative self-concept