Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study
Background: Procrastination is considered as an obstacle to academic progress because it reduces the quality and quantity of academic success by increasing stress and negative consequences in the academic life of students. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of reality therapy on exam an...
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| description | Background: Procrastination is considered as an obstacle to academic progress because it reduces the quality and quantity of academic success by increasing stress and negative consequences in the academic life of students. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of reality therapy on exam anxiety and academic procrastination among male high school students.Methods: The current research is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population of the current research is all high school male students in Sari city (Academic year 2021-2022), and the participants were selected using simple random allocation sampling method. 2 high schools were randomly selected from each district. The participants of this research included 40 male students who were allocated to two groups of experiment and control (20 in each group), using the simple random sampling. The experimental group received online reality therapy during 8 one-and-a-half-hour sessions, and the control group were placed on the waiting list. After the end of the treatment period, both groups were subjected to a post-test and a follow-up test. Friedman’s test anxiety questionnaires and Solomon’s academic procrastination were used to collect data. The data were analyzed through analysis of variance test with repeated measures using SPSS-25 software.Results: The results showed that mean±SD reality therapy significantly reduced the mean exam anxiety (46.96±7.65 vs. 21.54±4.50; P=0.001) and procrastination (51.30±6.16 vs. 93.82±9.93; P=0.001) was effective for the students’ academic performance, and the changes made were stable until the follow-up period.Conclusion: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that reality therapy is effective in reducing exam anxiety and academic procrastination of students, so it can be used as an effective method the to reduce exam anxiety and academic procrastination of high school students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c511e776dde48f4bd80b54e2ce171412024-02-05T16:56:19ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInterdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences2476-72632476-72712023-12-0114430131010.30476/ijvlms.2023.98989.123049683Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental StudyEhsan Abron0Leila Sadat Azizi Ziabari1Afsaneh Khajevand Khosheli2Department of Psychology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, IranDepartment of Nursing, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, IranDepartment of Psychology, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, IranBackground: Procrastination is considered as an obstacle to academic progress because it reduces the quality and quantity of academic success by increasing stress and negative consequences in the academic life of students. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of reality therapy on exam anxiety and academic procrastination among male high school students.Methods: The current research is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test and follow-up design. The statistical population of the current research is all high school male students in Sari city (Academic year 2021-2022), and the participants were selected using simple random allocation sampling method. 2 high schools were randomly selected from each district. The participants of this research included 40 male students who were allocated to two groups of experiment and control (20 in each group), using the simple random sampling. The experimental group received online reality therapy during 8 one-and-a-half-hour sessions, and the control group were placed on the waiting list. After the end of the treatment period, both groups were subjected to a post-test and a follow-up test. Friedman’s test anxiety questionnaires and Solomon’s academic procrastination were used to collect data. The data were analyzed through analysis of variance test with repeated measures using SPSS-25 software.Results: The results showed that mean±SD reality therapy significantly reduced the mean exam anxiety (46.96±7.65 vs. 21.54±4.50; P=0.001) and procrastination (51.30±6.16 vs. 93.82±9.93; P=0.001) was effective for the students’ academic performance, and the changes made were stable until the follow-up period.Conclusion: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that reality therapy is effective in reducing exam anxiety and academic procrastination of students, so it can be used as an effective method the to reduce exam anxiety and academic procrastination of high school students.https://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_49683_9b14e43f76f6e3bca3130178867ddd4a.pdfdistanceeducationreality therapytest anxietyprocrastinationmale |
| spellingShingle | Ehsan Abron Leila Sadat Azizi Ziabari Afsaneh Khajevand Khosheli Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences distance education reality therapy test anxiety procrastination male |
| title | Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Online Reality Therapy on Exam Anxiety and Academic Procrastination of Male High School Students: A Quasi-experimental Study |
| title_sort | effectiveness of online reality therapy on exam anxiety and academic procrastination of male high school students a quasi experimental study |
| topic | distance education reality therapy test anxiety procrastination male |
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