فاعلية برنامج إرشادي جماعي في مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى طلبة الصف العاشر الأساسي بمحافظة المفرق في الاردن
The study aimed to recognize the efficiency of a counseling program in coping with the psychological stresses of the tenth grade students in Mafraq in Jordan. The Researcher used two counseling strategies in the counseling program: the problem solving strategy and the strategy for the Immunization against the psychological stresses. The sample of study was composed of (24) tenth grade students from those who were suffering from high psychological stresses. The sample of study was divided into three groups; two empirical groups and one control group. The two empirical groups consisted of (16) students and the control group consisted of (8) students. The researcher tested the following hypotheses to achieve the objectives of study: 1. There are statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.05) between the averages of the degree of psychological stress the students of the first experimental group subjected to immunization strategy against stress, and those of the students of the control group which was not exposed to this strategy. 2. There are statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.05) between the averages of the degree of psychological stress the students of the second experimental group, which was subjected to a strategic problem- solving strategy, and the students of the control group which was not exposed to this strategy. 3. There are statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.05) between the averages of the degree of psychological stress the students of the first experimental group who were subjected to the immunization strategy against stress and the students of the second experimental group, which has been subjected to the strategy to solve the problem. The researcher has prepared a counseling program according to the behavioral knowledge theory and the following measures had been used: 1. A counseling program with its two strategies: the strategy of immunization against psychological stresses and the strategy of problem solving. 2. The components of validity and the reliability of fixity had been found using the Pearson’s method. The tools of research showed high degree of validity. The reliability of the psychological stresses measure reached (0.92) . The study has reached the following results: The efficiency of the counseling program in coping with the psychological stresses of the first and second empirical group through using strategy of immunization against psychological stresses and the strategy of problem solving. Suggestions and Recommendations: The attention to psychological stresses by using different counseling strategies, because the psychological stresses have negative effects on secondary school students making similar studies and researches. Training psychologists, who work in the field, in applying and recruiting counseling programs. Studying the relationship of psychological stresses with other variables such as deviation, difficulties of education , academic collection and pessimism …etc. (Published Abstract)