Designing and Efficacy of factors influencing on love Trauma intervention on love Trauma syndrome in girls student

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1 Ph.D Candidate, Department of Counseling. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Counseling, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

3 Professor of educational Psychology, Department of Counseling. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

4 Professor of Counseling, Department of Counseling. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

10.22034/fcp.2026.140194.2204

Abstract

Background: The dissolution of a romantic relationship is one of the most painful events that people can experience in their lives. Objective: The aim of the present study was to design and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention, based on the factors influencing love trauma on love trauma syndrome in girl's students. Method: The present research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The research population included all female students of Mohaghegh Ardabili University in 1402; Students who were involved in love Trauma. Among these people, 8 people were selected as samples for the experimental group and 8 people were selected as samples for the control group. The sampling method of this research was available. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The data collection tool included the love Trauma syndrome questionnaire (Ross, 1991). Findings: The results of the analysis of covariance showed that the intervention protocol of factors affecting love trauma has an effect on the severity of love trauma in female students who have experienced love failure and there was a significant difference in love failure scores between the two experimental and control groups (F = 57.631 and P = 0.001). Conclusion: Based on this finding, it can be concluded that the intervention protocol of the factors affecting love trauma can be used as an effective method to intervene in girls' love failure and help them adapt to the trauma.

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  • Receive Date: 26 November 2023
  • Revise Date: 18 January 2024
  • Accept Date: 08 June 2026

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