The effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy in reducing violence directed against others in adolescents

Abstract

   The current research aimed to determine the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy in reducing violence directed against others in adolescents، and it was verified through a number of null hypotheses developed by the researcher. To achieve the goal of the research ، the research prepared a measure of violence directed against others based on the scale (Al-Tamimi، 2012)، and it was verified. From the psychometric properties of the ccale by applying it to a research sample of (200) Student. calculating its construct validity indicators، as well as calculating the reliability coefficient using the test and retest method، as it reached (0.82)، and with regard to the second tool، reliance was placed on the experimental design with two experimental and control groups with and post –test ، as the researcher buigt a counseling program according to the method of dialectical behavioral therapy، The theory of (Linehan، 1993) was relied upon with (10) counseling sessions containing different titles، and after applying the post-test to members of the experimental and control groups ، the result showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) and in favor of the experimental group، which indicates the effectiveness of the method. Dialectical behavioral therapy reduces violence directed against others among adolescents، and the research came out with a set of recommendations and proposals