The Effect of a Therapy Program in ReducingAnxiety and Improving Self-Concept of Gifted Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a therapy program in reducing anxiety and improving self-concept of gifted students. The population of this study consisted of (90) students of eleventh graders in the King Abdulla schools. The sample of this study consisted of (40) students chosen randomly from the students who achieved high score in anxiety scale and low score in self-concept scale. The experimental group consisted of (20) students who received a therapy program of (8) sessions: a ninety- minute session each week. The Control group consisted of (20) students who were not exposed to the therapy program. The results of (ANCOVA) showed significant differences in reducing psychological anxiety and improving self-concept among the experimental group compared to the control group. The results also indicated that there were no significant differences between gender and the therapy program in both of the psychological anxiety and level of self-concept.