Effectiveness of Behavior Therapy in Improving the Social Efficiency and Decrease of Generalized Anxiety amongst Students of Secondary Stage in Jordan

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of behavior therapy in improving the social efficiency and decrease of generalized anxiety amongst students of the secondary stage. The sample of study had consisted of (60) male and female students, where they were divided into four groups: both experimental groups were subjected to the group counseling program to improvement of the social efficiency and decrease of generalized anxiety, meanwhile both controlling groups were not subjected to any program. Both instruments of study, scale of social efficiency and scale of generalized anxiety at the beginning and in the end of the study were applied on all individuals. Results indicated improvement of social efficiency and decrease of generalized anxiety level amongst both experimental groups and did not show up any impact of sex variable.Stage