The Effectiveness of Analysis Group Therapy on Empathy, Social Acceptance and Social Competence in Adolescent Girls in Tehran City

The purpose of this study was to determine effectiveness of analysis group therapy on empathy, social acceptance and social competence in adolescent girls in Tehran city. This experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of this study included all the female students’ high school of Tehran city in year 2018-2019. In this study, 30 female students were considered as the sample size in two experimental groups (15 students) and control (15 students). The experimental group underwent 6 sessions analysis group therapy 90 minutes and While the control group received no intervention and remained in the waiting list. To collect data basic empathy scale of Jolliffe and Farrington (2006), social desirability scale of Marlowe‐Crowne (1960) and social competence scale of Felner, Lease & Phillips (1990). Data analysis was performed using analyze of covariance. The results showed that analysis group therapy significantly increases the empathy, social acceptance and social competence in adolescent girls. Therefore, it can be concluded that the analysis group therapy used in this study can improve the cognitive, emotional and social of adolescent girls. So use analysis group therapy in counseling and psychotherapy of teen girls has a special significance.