Effectiveness of Education of Self-esteem Behavior-Cognition Approach on High School Male Students’ Aggression in Shahre-Kurd

This study was conducted in order to examine effectiveness of educating self-esteem behavior-cognition approach on students’ aggression. The methodology was experimental research with pre-test and post-test for control group. Statistical population included all high school male stu-dents in Share-Kurd. The sample was 30 students whom were selected among 100 students answering aggression questionnaire, their scores were one standard deviation lower than mean and these 30 students were randomly categorized in two 15-person experimental and control groups. Experimental group attended in 8 sessions of self-esteem behavior-cognition education, 1.5 hour per week while control group did not receive any educational courses. Research tools included Coopersmith self-esteem questionnaire, Buss and Perri aggression questionnaire and after data collection, covariance analysis was used in addition to descriptive statistics methods for data analysis. Data analysis shows that self-esteem behavior-cognition education in (P<0/05) causes reduction of teens’ aggression.

Effectiveness of Rational- Emotive- Behavior Group Counseling (REBT) on Irrational Attitudes about Spouse Selection in Girls and Boys

The purpose of present study was to determine the effectiveness of Rational- Emotional- Behavior therapy (REBT) on irrational attitudes about Spouse Selection in girls and boys. Therefore, 32 girls and boys in city of Bandar Abbas were randomly selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups with 16 girls and boys in each group. The experimental group received 8 sessions in each week. Attitudes about Mate Selection Scale (ARMSS) were used as the pretest and post-test. Results of analysis of covariate showed that the mean scores of irrational attitudes about romance and mate selection in the experimental group was significantly lower than the control group in the post test (p= 0/001). Also, mean scores of subscales of irrational attitudes about romance and mate selection (believe love, pivotal experience, idealization, opposite seeking, easy getting and optimistic view) in experimental group was significantly lower than control group in the post test