The Effectiveness of Family Therapy Training on Depression and Mental Health of Adolescents with High-Risk Behaviors

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

3 Department of psychology, University of Allameh Tabatabaei , Tehran , Iran

4 Department of psychology, Islamic Azad University, Khomein branch

10.22098/jfrs.2023.12790.1116

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of family therapy education in promoting mental health and reducing depression in adolescents with high-risk behaviors. Methods: The present study was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. It included all teenage girls in the second year of high school with high-risk behaviors in Ardabil province. In this study, 30 eligible patients were selected. The researchers randomly divided the participants into two family therapy training groups (15 people) and a control group (15 people). The experimental group was taught the methods and techniques of family therapy education strategies for eight 90-minute sessions. In contrast, during this period, the control group received no psychological training on the mental health and resilience scale. All statistical analyzes were performed in SPSS software version 26. Results: Compared to the control group, the experimental group was able to reduce the depression score and increase the mental health score at the level of P<0.001 with the intervention of family therapy training. Conclusion: The results showed that family therapy training increases mental health and reduces depression in adolescents with high-risk behaviors.

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Journal of Family Relations Studies

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 05 May 2023

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  • Receive Date: 26 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 03 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 05 May 2023

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