The Effect of Cognitive Group Counseling on Responsibility of pre-university Female Students in Gotvand City

This study examined the effect of cognitive group counseling on responsibility of pre-university female students in Gotvand city in 2009-10. The population was female students in Pre- University in Gotvand. The sample consisted of 60 students; they were randomly assigned to an experimental (n=30) and a control group (n=30). The design of this study was of the pretest-posttest-follow-up (1 month) with control group. California Personality Inventory (Gough، 1987) was used in order to collect the data. Experimental group received cognitive group counseling in 8 sessions، each one-half an hour. The results of analysis of covariance showed that cognitive group counseling was effective in increasing responsibility among pre- university female students in Gotvand city (P<0. 0001). The Follow-up results also showed that group counseling with a cognitive approach was effective in increasing responsibility among pre university female students. (P<0. 0001).