title: The Effect of Group Logotherapy on Meaning in Life and Depression Levels of Iranian Students.
abstract: This paper identifies the effectiveness of group logotherapy in reducing depression and increasing meaning in life levels of university students in Iran. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with a pre- post- and follow-up test design. The instruments used were thePurpose in Life(PIL) test and theBeck Depression Inventory(BDI). Data were collected from 10 subjects in an experimental group and 10 in a control group. The experimental group participated in 10 sessions of group logotherapy, whilst the control group received no intervention. The mean scores for depression levels was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group and significantly higher in regard to meaning in life. Results suggest that group logotherapy has the potential to reduce depression levels and improve the meaning in life of university students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Somaye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robatmili
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Faramarz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sohrabi
authors.affiliation: Head of Counseling Center of Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shahrak
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Siavash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talepasand
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical Sciences University, Arak, Iran.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nokani
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Zahedshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedshahr, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohaddese
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hasani
keywords: Depression; Iranian students; Logotherapy; Meaning in life