The Effectiveness of Stress Coping Techniques among Clients of the Psychological Counseling Center at Jowzjan University

Abstract

 Stress is one of the most well-known psychological disorders and is present in all aspects of life; it sometimes leads to psychological damage, unfinished tasks, and ultimately failure. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of stress coping techniques among clients of the Psychological Counseling Center of Jawzjan University.The research method was experimental, and the statistical population consisted of clients who visited the Psychological Counseling Center of Jawzjan University, totaling 51 individuals during the academic year 1403. Among them, 35 individuals complained of stress in various situations; they were included in the study through purposive sampling. Stress coping techniques were applied to them, and in order to assess their effect, the DASS-21 questionnaire was administered using a pre-test and post-test experimental design over four sessions.The data were analyzed using the paired-samples t-test in SPSS version 27. The finding of the study showed that strees coping techniques have effect on recducing stress.The results showed that stress coping techniques were 62% effective among the clients (p < 0.01). Therefore, it can be concluded that coping techniques have a significant effect on reducing stress.