The effectiveness of reality therapy based on choice theory on psychological capital of orphan adolescent girl’s

The effectiveness of reality therapy based on choice theory on psychological capital of orphan adolescent girl’s AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of reality therapy based on choice theory on psychological capital of orphan adolescent girl’s. The research method is semi experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population of this study included all adolescent aged 13-19 girls living in Mashhad welfare center. The statistical sample included 24 people who had a low score in the Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire and were randomly assigned to both experimental and control groups. Then, the choice theory was performed in 8 steps for the experimental group. Finally, the post-test was taken from both the experimental and control groups. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings show that the reality therapy based on choice theory has been effective on increasing the psychological capital in the experimental group. Implementing reality-based therapy has increased the components of hope, optimism, self-efficacy and resilience. According to the findings of this research, this approach can be used in counseling centers and correctional centers to improve the psychological capital of juvenile offenders.Keywords: Reality therapy, orphan girl, psychological capital