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Kaghazgaran S, Saeidmanesh M, Sadeghieh T, Sadeghipour Meybodi M A, Dehghanizadeh M. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Existential Group Therapy and Psychoeducational Group Therapy on Mental Health and Suicide Resilience in Adolescent Girls. TB 2026; 24 (4) :34-52
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Soheila Kaghazgaran 
, Mohsen Saeidmanesh * , Tahereh Sadeghieh , Mohammad Ali Sadeghipour Meybodi , Moslem Dehghanizadeh
, Mohsen Saeidmanesh * , Tahereh Sadeghieh , Mohammad Ali Sadeghipour Meybodi , Moslem Dehghanizadeh
Science and Arts University , m.saeidmanesh@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Adolescent suicide often occurs as a response to intense emotional stress, hopelessness, and difficulties in effective emotion regulation. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of existential group therapy and psychoeducational intervention on mental health and resilience against suicide among adolescent girls.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a three-month follow-up. The sample included 45 adolescent girls aged 13–15 from Yazd, selected via convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 each) and a control group (15). All groups were assessed before the intervention using general health and suicide resilience questionnaires. The experimental groups received either existential group therapy or psychoeducational training over three months. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANCOVA with SPSS-26.
Results: Both interventions had a significant effect on mental health and resilience against suicide (p< 0/05). The existential therapy group showed greater improvement in both variables compared to the psychoeducational group (p<0/05). Follow-up results indicated that the effects of the interventions were partially sustained, with improvements in the experimental groups maintained relative to the control group.
Conclusion: Both existential group therapy and psychoeducational interventions improved mental health and resilience against suicide in adolescent girls. However, the long-term effects were primarily maintained in the existential therapy group, indicating its greater effectiveness in sustaining outcomes over time.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a three-month follow-up. The sample included 45 adolescent girls aged 13–15 from Yazd, selected via convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 each) and a control group (15). All groups were assessed before the intervention using general health and suicide resilience questionnaires. The experimental groups received either existential group therapy or psychoeducational training over three months. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANCOVA with SPSS-26.
Results: Both interventions had a significant effect on mental health and resilience against suicide (p< 0/05). The existential therapy group showed greater improvement in both variables compared to the psychoeducational group (p<0/05). Follow-up results indicated that the effects of the interventions were partially sustained, with improvements in the experimental groups maintained relative to the control group.
Conclusion: Both existential group therapy and psychoeducational interventions improved mental health and resilience against suicide in adolescent girls. However, the long-term effects were primarily maintained in the existential therapy group, indicating its greater effectiveness in sustaining outcomes over time.
Type of Study: Research |
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Psychology
Received: 2025/07/6 | Accepted: 2025/09/13 | Published: 2026/03/1
Received: 2025/07/6 | Accepted: 2025/09/13 | Published: 2026/03/1
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