This study aims to identify the effects of reality therapy on
the symptoms of stress and stress coping strategies among
adolescent artist girls. The statistical population of this
quasi-experimental study(pretest-posttest using control
group) included all vocational school students of
Roudehen in 2014. Using convenience sampling, 100
students were selected from Novin Afarin and Mobtakeran
vocational schools. The samples then answered the Stress
Symptoms Inventory and Adolescent Coping Scale(ACS).
Among them, 20 students with higher scores were
randomly divided into two experimental and control
groups(each group including 10 students). After ten 120-
minute reality therapy sessions for the students of the
experimental group and a 4-month follow-up, posttest was
carried out. Mixed-design multivariate analysis of
variance was used to analyze data. The findings showed
that reality therapy had no effect on any of the symptoms
of stress(physical, behavioral, and psycho-emotional)
among adolescent artist girls. Reality therapy does not
enhance effective coping strategies among adolescent
artist girls. Reality therapy is not effective in reducing
ineffective coping strategies among adolescent girls,
either. It can only enhance reference to others coping
strategies among them. According to the findings of this
study, it can be concluded that on the whole, reality
therapy training is not effective in reducing the symptoms
of stress and changing coping strategies among adolescent
artist girls.