THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ON ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT AMONG JORDANIAN STUDENTS
Researcher Name
Mohammad Ahmad Abdelaziz Al-Zu’bi
Name Of Journal
Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies
Volume No.
21/01/97-112
Date Of Publication
2021.07
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural
therapy (CBT) as a counselling program intervention for Academic
adjustment. In the experimental investigation, data was collected from a total
of 68 low-achieving female students from one school in Amman city. The
students in the experimental group were observed to complement their
regular counselling for academic adjustment with CBT. The researchers used
Academic adjustment scale (AAS) at pre- and post-tests. The duration of the
study was 16 weeks of two sessions weekly, in which pre- and post-tests
were included. ANCOVA was used to explore the findings of the current
study. The findings demonstrated that low-achieving female students in the
experimental group showed better academic adjustment than female students
in the control group. The results have significance for reform the counselling
educational policies in the Jordanian Ministry of education based on the
importance of CBT-Intervention in educational c