Effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavioural Counseling Program on Improving Anger Management Skills among Female Adolescents

The current study aimed at exploring the effectiveness of a rational emotive behavioral group-counseling program on improving the anger management skills of female adolescents in the second cycle of basic education in Dhofar Governorate, Oman. The sample of the experimental study consisted of 30 female students who received the lowest scores on the anger management skills questionnaire prepared by Alkhwaldaeh and Jaradat (2014). Participants were randomly divided into two equivalent groups (experimental group and control). The counseling program was administered on the experimental group in 12 sessions in the first semester of the academic year 2018/2019. The results of study revealed significant increases in anger management skills by the experimental group compared to the control group, which confirms the effectiveness of the counseling program on improving the anger management skills of the experimental group. The results also showed the existence of non-significant differences in anger management skills in pre-test and post-test, which confirms the continuity of the effectiveness of the extension program