Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a therapy
program in reducing anxiety and improving self-concept of gifted
students. The population of this study consisted of (90) students of
eleventh graders in the King Abdulla schools.
The sample of this study consisted of (40) students chosen
randomly from the students who achieved high score in anxiety scale
and low score in self-concept scale. The experimental group consisted
of (20) students who received a therapy program of (8) sessions: a ninety-
minute session each week. The Control group consisted of (20)
students who were not exposed to the therapy program. The results of
(ANCOVA) showed significant differences in reducing psychological
anxiety and improving self-concept among the experimental group compared
to the control group.
The results also indicated that there were no significant differences
between gender and the therapy program in both of the psychological
anxiety and level of self-concept.