The Effectiveness of Cognitive- behavioral Techniques Training on Procrastination, Stress, Anxiety and Depression of High School Female Students

The purpose of this study was investigating the effectiveness of cognitivebehavioral techniques training on procrastination, stress, anxiety and depression of high school female students. The present quasi experimental pretest-posttest plan with 2 groups was selected to conduct this study and Procrastination, depression, anxiety and stress questionnaires were used to collect data. Population of this study was all Bahmeie high school female students of natural science in 2011-2012 academic years, 60 of them selected through random cluster sampling techniques as the sample of research. They were placed in 2 groups of 30 subjects (control group and 1 experimental group). After the pretest, the participants in experimental group were given cognitive- behavioral techniques training for one hours in 8 sessions. The control group did not receive any traning in all these session. After the sessions, these groups were evaluated once again. analysis of MANCOVA showed that post test procrastination, anxiety and stress of 2 groups had meaningful difference but difference between post-test of 2 groups in depression hadnt been meaningful. training of cognitive-behavioral techniques reduced procrastination, anxiety and stress in experimental group in comparison with control group but it did not have a meaningful effect on control group depression.