The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Interpersonal Relations, Self Perception and Empathy among Bully Female Students

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral intervention on interpersonal relationships, self-perception, and empathy in bully female students. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and a control group. 30 students identified as having bullying traits based on a diagnostic questionnaire. They were selected using purposive sampling and based on inclusion criteria. The experimental group received the educational intervention for 8 sessions, 90-mints once a week. The research tools were questionnaires on child behavior checklist, quality of relationships, self-perception, and children's cognitive and emotional empathy scale. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance. The findings showed that cognitive behavioral intervention had a positive and significant effect on interpersonal relationships, self-perception, and empathy of female bullied students. According to the findings of this study, it is suggested that psychologists and psychotherapists use cognitive behavioral intervention as an intervention to improve interpersonal relationships, self-perception, and empathy of bullied female students.

Keywords

• self-perception
• interpersonal relationships
• cognitive-behavioral
• empathy