Management of Stress among Trainee-teachers through Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

This study examined the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy in managing stress among some trainee-teachers of Bentolhoda Teacher Education Center, in Boushehr City, Iran. The one hundred and twenty participants employed for the study were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups based on their 24 or more scores on General Health Questionnaire . All the participants 28 were administered the Beck Depression Inventory before and after treatment. The students in experimental group one received cognitive-behavioral therapy, while the control group had none. Treatment lasted 12 weeks of twelve sessions. The pre and post treatment scores of the students on depression were subjected to Mixed ANOVA. The results indicated that the experimental group had significant reductions in their levels of depression than the control group after treatment. The therapeutic implications of the findings for treating stress and other related problems were discussed