the effect of motivational psychotherapy on academic motivation in students

Background: motivational psychotherapy has been investigated for its effects in the treatment of various disorders.objectives: this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of motivational psychotherapy in enhancing educational motivation among students.methods: this research employed a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design with a control group. the study population comprised all female second-grade high school students in birjand city during the 2022-2023 academic year. purposive sampling was used to select a sample of 30 participants, who were then randomly assigned to the experimental (15 participants) and control groups (15 participants). the harter educational motivation inventory (1981) was used to collect data.results: the mean age of the experimental group was 17.23 years. the results of the analysis of variance (anova) indicated that motivational psychotherapy had a significant impact on students’ educational motivation.conclusions: these findings emphasize the significance and effectiveness of motivational psychotherapy, offering new avenues for psychotherapists in the conceptualization and treatment of psychological issues in student