Compare the Effectiveness of Two Methods of Career Counseling Based on Social Learning and Narrative Approach on Strategies of Emotion Regulation: Cognitive Reappraisal and Suppression

The aim of the current study was the investigation and comparison the effect of two methods of career counseling based on social learning theory and narrative approach on reappraisal and suppression as strategies of emotion regulation of teachers in service during school year of 2012-13 in Isfahan city. This is a quasi-experimental study with Pretest-Posttest design with control group. 30 teachers were selected by using available sampling and randomly divided to two experiment and control groups (10teacher in each group). Data was gathered by using emotion regulation questionnaire and was analyzed by using SPSS- 16 and analysis of covariance and LSD test. Teachers in experimental groups participate in career counseling base on social learning theory and career counseling based on narrative approach, seven sessions, weekly. The results showed that both career counseling base on social learning theory and career counseling based on narrative approach have significant effect on reappraisal (P<0/001) and suppression (P<0/001) and results in post hoc LSD test showed that there was no significant differences between the effect of two methods on reappraisal and suppression (p>0/05). Career Counseling can increase reappraisal and also decrease suppression.