The Effectiveness of Cognitive Restructuring Training in Modifying the Students' Attributional style

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This study aims at determining the effectiveness of cognitive restructuring training in modifying the students' attribution styles. This research is a quasi experimental study with a pretest/post-test plan and the control group. Research samples were 30 students from statistical population of high school student in Isfahan city. Samples were selected with multiple stage cluster random sampling from these students, 15 students were randomly assigned to the control group and 15 students were assigned to the experimental group. Experimental group were trained of cognitive restructuring training during eight 1/30-hour sessions and the subjects evaluated by attributional style questionnaire (ASQ). Gathered data were analyzed using covariance analysis method. The results of post-test covariance analysis showed there was significant difference between experimental group and control group (p<./0005) and its effect size was 47 percent of the total variance. Therefore results showed that of cognitive restructuring training can increase the positive attribution and decrease the negative attribution.

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