Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on self-concept clarity, depression, anxiety and stress, and self-esteem in students with Love trauma syndrome

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on self-concept clarity, depression, anxiety and stress, and self-esteem in students with love trauma syndrome. The research method was a pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of the study was male and female students of the Persian Gulf university. a sample of 30 students with love trauma syndrome was selected randomly from 47 students with Love Trauma Syndrome and were replaced in two experimental and control groups. In order to assess the variables used Ross Love's Inventory, depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21), Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire and self-concept scale of Kempel et al. The experiment group was performed in 11 sessions 90 minutes they were intervened in a cognitive-behavioral therapy group and the control group remained on the waiting list. A covariance analysis showed that a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in variables depression, anxiety, stress and self-esteem. But, there was no significant difference in Self-Concept Clarity. The study showed that cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective treatment for emotional problems and improving self-esteem in patients with trauma syndrome is love.