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E-ISSN : 2733-4538
The present study was designed to test the effects of cognitive-behavioral treatment on personal construct and depression in a depression group. The cognitive-behavioral treatment program used in this study was based on Beck`s method. Among volunteers of this program, 21 college students who had a high level of depression were selected and assigned randomly into two groups : the experimental group(cognitive-behavioral treatment)and the waiting-list control group. The period of cognitive-behavioral treatment in the experimental group was 10 sessions, 2 sessions a week. But 16 subjects, 8 in each group, were analyzed at the final analysis. Depression level, self-esteem and social perception level of personal constructs in the two groups were not significant differences before treatment. The depression level of the cognitive-behavioral treatment group was significantly lower than the waiting-list control group after treatment. The self-esteem and social perception level of personal constructs in the cognitive-behavioral treatment group were also significantly higher than the waiting-list control group after treatment. These results showed that the depression level was alleviated as a result of the effects of cognitive-behavioral treatment on personal constructs. Also, the follow-up study, after one month, revealed continuous treatment effects in the experimental group. Finally, implications, restrictions and suggestions of the present study were discussed.