The effect of a counseling program on the mitigation of emotional Bankruptcy among Abused married university Students

Abstract

The study sought to investigate the impact of a counseling intervention aimed at alleviating emotional distress among married university students who have experienced abuse. An experimental research approach was employed by the researcher. In order to assess the research hypothesis, an experimental design was utilized for both the experimental and control groups, followed by a post-test. A total of sixty female students were selected as the research sample and evenly distributed into two groups, with thirty students in each group. Following the establishment of equivalence between the groups in terms of variables such as age and emotional distress, the counseling program was administered to reduce emotional distress in the experimental group, while no intervention was provided to the control group members. The researcher developed a comprehensive emotional distress scale comprising twenty-four items and a structured format. The counseling program, designed in a mindfulness style, consisted of ten counseling sessions. Various statistical methods, including the t-test for two independent samples, Cronbach's alpha, and Pearson's correlation coefficient, were utilized to analyze the research data. The findings of the study revealed a significant statistical difference in favor of the experimental group on the emotional distress scale subsequent to the implementation of the counseling program utilizing a mindfulness approach to alleviate emotional distress.