The Efficacy of group counseling by the method of logotherapy in reducing hopelessness among the spinal cord injuryed handicapps, after the zarand earthquake

In this quasi-experimental study, the efficacy
of group logotherapy in reducing hopelessness among the spinal cord injury
handicapped, after the zarand earthquake, was investigated. The statistical population
included the whole spinal cord injuryed handicapps in zarand. They were
selected using a simple random sampling procedure (12experimental and 12
control). The instrument used was Beck 20 – item hopelessness inventory. The
statistical method used to show the difference between the groups was the t-student
test. In this study, six hypotheses involving the various hopelessness
dimensions and overall score in the context of group logo therapy were
examined. Results indicated that the t-test for hopelessness in reaching one's
goals , a bout the future, attitude toward the future, the life perspective,
trust in future, and the overall score were - 3. 512, - 4. 862, -2. 555, -3.
471, -0. 242, and -8. 685 respectively. Thus all the hypothess, except hypothesis
5 , were statistically confirmed. The findings revealed that group logo therapy
is an effective therapeutic method in reducing hopelessness among the spinal
cord injuryed handicapps.