The Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling Program in Modifying the Negative Behavior Among Students of Aqabat Jaber School Camp in the Governorate of Jericho

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a counseling program in modifying the negativebehavior of male students aged 11-15 years. The researcher used the semi-empirical approach with twomeasurements, pre and posttest measurements. A purposive sample of 52 students was selected and divided into twogroups, experimental and control groups. Each group comprised a number of 26 male students respectively. Theresearcher developed the behavioral modification and counseling program questionnaire.The study showed that there were statistically significant differences in reducing the level of negative behavior in theexperimental group attributed to the counseling program. The experimental group mean reached a score of 87.08 andthe control group’s mean was 227. The results also indicated that the experimental group has a statisticallysignificant difference for the minimum permissible level of negative behavior (110), where the mean for negativebehavior reached 87.08, a decrease of 22.92. The effect of the independent factor on the dependent factor wassignificant, given that the d-value was 2.07, which is greater than the value 0.8. The study recommended for thegroup counseling program to be employed and circulated due to its positive results in modifying behavior.