The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes

Hossein  Sahebdel; Hossein  Kareshki; Hossein  Mehrabi

doi:10.18502/htaa.v9i1.17860

Hossein Sahebdel Department of Counseling, Qaenat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaenat, Iran.
Hossein Kareshki Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. .
Hossein Mehrabi Department of Educational Psychology, Qaenat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaenat, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/htaa.v9i1.17860

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Abstract

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of motivational psychotherapy on the social-emotional competencies of students with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: The research employed a mixed-method approach. The first phase involved qualitative and deductive content analysis. During a multi-step process, an educational package was developed and validated by the researchers using written sources and guidance from psychology experts and knowledgeable professors. The quantitative phase utilized a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The study population included all secondary school students in Gonabad during 2022 - 2023. Fifty male students were randomly selected and divided into two groups of 25 (experimental and control groups). The research instrument used was the Social-Emotional Competence questionnaire by Zuo and Ji (2012). The experimental group participated in eight 90-minute sessions of motivational psychotherapy, held twice a week, while the control group received no intervention. Data analysis was performed using SPSS- 24 software and multivariate analysis of variance.

Results: The findings revealed that the motivational psychotherapy program significantly increased the social-emotional competencies of the experimental group compared to the control group (P < 0.01). These results indicate that the educational package of motivational psychotherapy is an effective method for enhancing the social-emotional competencies of secondary school students with type 1 diabetes.

Conclusions: This study highlights the effectiveness of motivational psychotherapy in improving social-emotional competencies in students with type 1 diabetes. The findings underscore the importance of targeted interventions in fostering emotional and social skills among this demographic