Author
Faculty member, Lorestan University
Abstract
The participants in this study included all the students (77 clients altogether) who visited the center during 1376-1379 (1999-2000) academic year. The instruments used for collecting research data consisted of a qusetionnainre together with individual interviews. To analyze the data the non-parametric test of X2 was used. The findings of the study show that the most frequent causes of the students’ visit the counseling center were psychological problems (34 cases), social problems (52 cases), family problems (30 cases), and educational problems (16 cases). Most of them stated that their problems had started from the outset of studying in the University (61 cases). Only 16 cases stated that they had the problem before entering the University.
Keywords
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