University of Isfahan Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences 2251-7642 4 2 2015 02 20 The Effectiveness of Existential Group Psychotherapy on Student’s mental health The Effectiveness of Existential Group Psychotherapy on Student’s mental health 119 130 17340 FA J Khodadadi Sangdeh Phd Student of counseling, University kharazmi (Teacher Education Tehran), Iran A Etemadi associate consultant, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran E Alavi Kamoos graduate student in counseling, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2016 06 14 The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of existential group psychotherapy on students` mental health. The study method was quasi-experimental, carried out through pretest-posttest design with a control group. The research population were students of Tarbiyat Moallem University of Tehran  the samples were 20 these students which selected through voluntary sampling method and were randomly assigned to control (10 subjects) and experimental (10 subjects) groups. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28) was used for data collection. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. The experimental group participated in 10 group therapy sessions while the control group received no treatment. Results of analysis of covariance showed that existential group psychotherapy positively affected student’s mental health in all four dimensions of general health: somatization, anxiety and sleep, social performance and depression (p<.05). Therefore, it seems this group therapy method is useful for increasing student’s mental health.   <strong> </strong> The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of existential group psychotherapy on students` mental health. The study method was quasi-experimental, carried out through pretest-posttest design with a control group. The research population were students of Tarbiyat Moallem University of Tehran  the samples were 20 these students which selected through voluntary sampling method and were randomly assigned to control (10 subjects) and experimental (10 subjects) groups. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28) was used for data collection. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. The experimental group participated in 10 group therapy sessions while the control group received no treatment. Results of analysis of covariance showed that existential group psychotherapy positively affected student’s mental health in all four dimensions of general health: somatization, anxiety and sleep, social performance and depression (p<.05). Therefore, it seems this group therapy method is useful for increasing student’s mental health.   <strong> </strong> https://cbs.ui.ac.ir/article_17340_e170da413219470d6e6969356f0adda5.pdf