TY - JOUR ID - 6399 TI - Assessment of Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Training on Self-Esteem and Achievement Motivation of High School Students JO - Future of Medical Education Journal JA - FMEJ LA - en SN - 2251-8347 AU - Aghamohammadian Shaarbaf, Hamid Reza AU - Timuri, Said AU - Sanadgol, Mohammad AU - Gazidari, Ebrahim AD - Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, IRAN AD - Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Torbat Jam Branch, IRAN AD - Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, IRAN Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 14 EP - 19 KW - Cognitive Behavioral Training KW - Self-Esteem KW - Achievement Motivation KW - Students DO - 10.22038/fmej.2015.6399 N2 - Background: Based on researches done  in recent decades, there are several therapeutic approaches to increase self-esteem and achievement motivation of students. Among these methods, we can refer to cognitive-behavioral therapy. The purpose of this research is assessment of effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group training on self-esteem andachievement motivation of students. Methods: The research method was experimental with two- grouped pre-test and post- test design, experimental group and control group. The statistical population includes all students of high schools in Sarakhs (educational year 2012-2013). (N=85). Participants were chosen by available sampling method and randomly assigned to an experimental (15 boys) and a control group (15 boys). The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral group training through 8 sessions of 1 hour, while the control group received no training at all. For assessing the research variables, Alis Pop self- esteem questionnaire and Edwards’s achievement motivation questionnaire were done before and after completion of the trainings. The collected data were analyzed using independent and dependent T test by SPSS statistical software. Results: The study demonstrated that cognitive-behavioral training had positive effects on students’ self-esteem (P<0.001) and achievement motivation (P<0.001) in comparison to control group. Conclusions: In general, it can be concluded that cognitive- behavioral training were found effective in increasing self-esteem and achievement motivation. UR - https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_6399.html L1 - https://fmej.mums.ac.ir/article_6399_361f3803185ae2f384ea9dfdf0073d5b.pdf ER -