فاعلية برنامج ارشاد جمعي يستند الى استراتيجية حل المشكلات في خفض لضغوط النفسية لدى عينة من طالبات المرحلة الثانوية بمملكة البحرين : دراسة شبه تجريبية

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Abstract : The Effectiveness of a Group Counseling Program Based on the Problem-solving Strategy in the Reduction of Psychological Stress Among a Sample of High School Students in Bahrain. This study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of a group counseling program based on the problem-solving strategy in the reduction of psychological stress among a sample of high school female students in Bahrain. The researcher used the quasi-experimental method. The study sample consisted of (60) female students from the students of the first secondary class in one of the secondary schools in the Muharraq governorate, (30) students in each group. According to their responses on the scale of the Psychological Stress, these (14-16 year-old) students suffered from psychological stress. The researcher used the following tools: The scale of the Psychological Stress for high school students which was designed by the researcher, Raven's Progressive Matrices Test and the group counseling program based on the problem-solving strategy prepared by the researcher. The researcher tested the psychological properties (the reliability and validity) of the tools used in the study before the actual application. The results of the present study highlighted that there were significant differences between the mean scores of the students in the experimental group on the pre-test and their mean scores on the post-test in favor of the post test for all the dimensions of Psychological Stress Scale and the total score and there were significant differences between the mean scores of students in the experimental group and the mean scores of students in the control group on Psychological Stress Scale in favor of the experimental group in which the level of psychological stress had decreased after the application of the counseling program. Moreover, the results revealed that There were significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group after applying the program and their mean scores on the follow up measurement for all the dimensions of Psychological Stress scale and the total score, which reflects the program's impact in the development of the ability of students to apply the skills they have acquired in the program to cope with psychological stress, and therefore that the counseling program has a long-term and sustainable impact.