The Effect of Group Logotherapy on Meaning in Life and Depression Levels of Iranian Students

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• 作者：Somaye Robatmili (1)
  Faramarz Sohrabi (1)
  Mohammad Ali Shahrak (2)
  Siavash Talepasand (3)
  Mostafa Nokani (4)
  Mohaddese Hasani (5)
  
  1. Department of Clinical Psychology ; Allameh Tabataba鈥檌 University ; Tehran ; Iran
  2. Head of Counseling Center of Amir Kabir University of Technology ; Tehran ; Iran
  3. Department of Educational Psychology ; Semnan University ; Semnan ; Iran
  4. Department of Psychiatry ; Medical Sciences University ; Arak ; Iran
  5. Department of Psychology ; Zahedshahr Branch ; Islamic Azad University ; Zahedshahr ; Iran
  
• 关键词：Logotherapy ; Meaning in life ; Depression ; Iranian students
• 刊名：International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：March 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：37
• 期：1
• 页码：54-62
• 全文大小：204 KB
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• 刊物类别：Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
• 刊物主题：Education
  Education
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-3246

文摘

This paper identifies the effectiveness of group logotherapy in reducing depression and increasing meaning in life levels of university students in Iran. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with a pre- post- and follow-up test design. The instruments used were the Purpose in Life (PIL) test and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Data were collected from 10 subjects in an experimental group and 10 in a control group. The experimental group participated in 10 sessions of group logotherapy, whilst the control group received no intervention. The mean scores for depression levels was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group and significantly higher in regard to meaning in life. Results suggest that group logotherapy has the potential to reduce depression levels and improve the meaning in life of university students.