Faculty of education
Department of Mental Health and
Psychological Counselling
Abstract of the Study
- Name of the researcher: Husain Mohamed Ali Salman
- Degree: Doctorate of philosophy in Education, specializing in mental health and
psychological counseling.
Supervised by
Pro. Dr. Samira Mohamed Shend
Professor of Mental Health and
Psychological Counselling
Faculty of Education-Ain Shams University
Dr. Heba Samy Mahmoud
Assistant Professor of Mental Health and
Psychological Counselling
Faculty of Education-Ain Shams University
Dr. Amani Abdulrahman Al Shirawi
Assistant Professor in Psychology Dep.
Faculty of Arts - University of Bahrain
Title of the study: The Effectiveness of a program based on Acceptance and Commitment in
improving Psychological Resilience and reducing the severity of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
among a sample of Adolescents in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The study aimed to improve psychological resilience and reduce the severity of generalized
anxiety among a sample of adolescents in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study sample consisted
of (20) high school students, aged between (17:16) years, with an average age of (16.25) and
a standard deviation of (0.44). They are divided into two groups, an experimental group (10)
and a control group (10). The parity between the experimental and control groups was
verified.The study used a generalized anxiety scale prepared by the researcher and a
psychological resilience scale prepared by Hjemdal et al. (2006). A program based on
acceptance and commitment was prepared by the researcher, validity and reliability of the tools
were verified. The study concluded the effectiveness of the program used in improving
psychological resilience and reducing the severity of generalized anxiety among a sample of
adolescents through the significance of the differences between the average scores of the
experimental group and the control group, and the significance of the differences between the
pre- and post-measurements were in favor of the experimental group, and the experimental
group continued to retain the gains of the counseling program after the follow-up measurement
was conducted.
key words: - A program based on Acceptance and Commitment
- Psychological resilience - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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