The effect of psychological counseling program on adolescents' willpower and anxiety levels with the narrative therapy based group

This research was aimed to examine the effect of Psychological Counselling Program on Adolescents' willpower and anxiety levels with the Narrative Therapy based Group. The application of the research took place; in 2017-2018 academic year, on students between 15-17 years of age who study at Ebu Hureyre Religious School for Girls in Kağıthane district of Istanbul. The study has been determined with simple random sampling method and executed with 16 people who were all female students. Throughout the research; personal information forms of all participants, Self-regulation Scale to measure the participants' willpower levels and State-Trait Anxiety Scale to measure their anxiety levels have been used. This research which utilized experimental pattern and relational scanning methods; is composed of 2 study groups, the experimental group with the Narrative Therapy based Group which was exposed to Psychological Counselling Program and the untreated control group. In result of the research; it was observed that the adolescents in the experimental group who were exposed to the Psychological Counselling Program with the Narrative Therapy based Group, showed a significant decrease in their scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Scale compared to the control group. Additionally, contrary to expectations, no significant difference has been detected in self-regulation skills of the experimental and the control group. Key Words: Narrative Therapy, Willpower, Anxiety, Self-regulation, Self-control