The Effectiveness of Existential Therapy in a Group Setting on Self- Differentiation and Communication Patterns on Engaged Women Students

To investigate the impact of existential group therapyon self-differentiation and communication patterns of engaged female students in the University of Kurdistan.
In the present study, a quasi-experimental design was used that incorporated pre-and post-tests as well as a control group. The participants were selected from all the engaged female students of Kurdistan University in the academic year of 2013-2014. Subsequently, the experimental group participated in 10 sessions of existential therapy while the control group received no intervention. The data were collected using aquettionaire-based survey. Then, SPSS 21 software was utilized to analyze the data through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Findings: In the post-test, compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in the variables of expecting/retiring communication pattern and emotional reactivity. Moreover, in the mutually constructive communication pattern, self-differentiation andI-position showed a significant increase as compared with those of the control group (p