فاعلية برنامج إرشادي جمعي يستند إلى النظرية المعرفية السلوكية وتربية الحيوانات الأليفة (القطط) لخفض الحب الرومانسي لدى عينة من الراغبين

Feras Ali Mohammad Al-Habies; Wafaa Ali Alwani; Khadeejeh Hussein Al-balawneh‎; Radi suleiman ‎ Al-balawneh; Nezar Rasem Al-labadi‎; Omar Ismail ‎ Alorani; Eid Majed Eid Alhajahjeh‎

doi:10.35516/Hum.2025.7959

Authors

Feras Ali Mohammad Al-Habies Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-6934
Wafaa Ali Alwani University of Benghazi, Faculty of Education; Libya https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9575-1215
Khadeejeh Hussein Al-balawneh‎ Jordanian Ministry of Education, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8699-7836
Radi suleiman ‎ Al-balawneh Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Psychological Counseling, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9383-9587
Nezar Rasem Al-labadi‎ Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Educational Psychology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-9131
Omar Ismail ‎ Alorani Special Education and Counseling Department, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-3686
Eid Majed Eid Alhajahjeh‎ Independent researcher, Jordan https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2112-9034

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/Hum.2025.7959

Keywords:

Group-counseling program, cognitive behavioral theory, romantic love, pets

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a group counseling program based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and pet care (cats) in reducing the level of romantic love among individuals wishing to overcome romantic love.

Method: A quasi-experimental design was adopted, and the Romantic Love Scale was used before and after the program. The duration of the counseling program was one month. The study sample consisted of 20 young men and women from the University of Jordan who wished to overcome romantic love. The sample was randomly divided into two equal groups: an experimental group (10 individuals) who received the counseling program and a control group (10 individuals) who did not receive any program. To achieve the study’s objectives, the Romantic Love Scale, developed by Al-Maleh (2010), was used and applied to the study sample. A group counseling program based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and pet care (cats) was developed, consisting of eight counseling sessions, along with interviews and field observations.

Results: The results showed statistically significant differences at a significance level of (α ≤ 0.05) in the level of romantic love in favor of the experimental group. A reduction in the level of romantic love was observed among the experimental group members who underwent the program. This indicates that the counseling program was effective in reducing romantic love among the sample. Based on the results, a set of recommendations was provided.

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