good for self-esteem, not for social skills and anxiety: differential effects of logotherapy on adolescent girls

This study was conducted to determine the effect of group logo-therapy on self-esteem, social skills, and anxiety among adolescent girls in tehran, iran. the research was performed in a semi-experimental method with two groups (15 girls per group): one experimental group with logo-therapy and one control group with treatment as usual. the coopersmith self-esteem inventory, the teenage inventory of social skills, and beck anxiety inventory have been applied to both groups in the pre- and post- intervention phases. data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. our results showed that group logo-therapy affected the levels of self-esteem and anxiety, but not social skills of these young girls. this study suggests that group logo-therapy may be useful for boosting some aspect of positive functioning of adolescent girls like self-esteem or reducing their negative feelings in response to anxiety but it may not be useful in improving their social skills. implications of results have been discussed.

good for self-esteem, not for social skills and anxiety: differential effects of logotherapy on adolescent girls

this study was conducted to determine the effect of group logo-therapy on self-esteem, social skills, and anxiety among adolescent girls in tehran, iran. the research was performed in a semi-experimental method with two groups (15 girls per group): one experimental group with logo-therapy and one control group with treatment as usual. the coopersmith self-esteem inventory, the teenage inventory of social skills, and beck anxiety inventory have been applied to both groups in the pre- and post- intervention phases. data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. our results showed that group logo-therapy affected the levels of self-esteem and anxiety, but not social skills of these young girls. this study suggests that group logo-therapy may be useful for boosting some aspect of positive functioning of adolescent girls like self-esteem or reducing their negative feelings in response to anxiety but it may not be useful in improving their social skills. implications of results have been discussed.