The effectiveness of a counseling program based on positive thinking skills in reduc ing anxiety among female gifted students in secondary school in Al Baha region

Abstract

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a counseling program based on positive thinking skills in reducing anxiety among gifted female students in secondary school in Al-Baha region. The quasi-experimental approach was used, the design of the two groups with pre-and post-measurement. and the study sample consisted of (30) gifted female students, (15) students in the experimental group and (15) students in the control group. An anxiety scale and a guidance program were used as study tools, both prepared by the researcher. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the average scores of students in the experimental and control groups in the post-application of the anxiety scale in favor of the experimental group, and there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the average scores of students in the experimental group on the anxiety scale in the pre- and post-applications in favor of the post-application. The study recommended the necessity of enhancing positive thinking skills among gifted female students to overcome manifestations of anxiety.

Keywords: Giftedness and Creativity, counseling, positive thinking, anxiety.