A Guidance Program for Developing Coping with Life Stress in a Sample of Female Students at the Faculty of Education at Al-Asmariya University

Abstract

The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a program based on rational counseling in developing coping strategies for life stressors among a sample of female students from the College of Education at Al-Asmariya Islamic University. The study used the experimental method, and the study tools, which included the Coping Strategies Scale and the counseling program, were applied. After distributing the scale to the exploratory sample of 60 participants, the validity and reliability of the tools were confirmed. The experimental sample was selected from those with high scores on the study scale, consisting of 15 students as an experimental group, and the counseling program was applied. The results of the study revealed the effectiveness of the rational-emotive-behavioral counseling program in reducing the use of negative coping strategies and enhancing positive strategies among the sample members.