A positive psychology group intervention in Greek university students by the counseling center: Effectiveness of implementation

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作者
Kounenou, Kalliope [1 ]
Kalamatianos, Antonios [2 ]
Garipi, Aikaterini [2 ]
Kourmousi, Ntina [1 ]
机构
[1] Sch Pedag & Technol Educ, Dept Educ, Athens, Greece
[2] Student Counselling Ctr, Sch Pedag & Technol Educ, Athens, Greece
来源
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2022年 / 13卷
关键词
positive psychological intervention; positive emotions; resilience; subjective happiness; optimism; self-esteem; SELF-ESTEEM; PURSUING HAPPINESS; LIFE; RESILIENCE; OPTIMISM; EMOTIONS; CONSTRUCT; ANXIETY;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.965945
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Most institutions in higher education have emphasized success in knowledge while overlooking Students' wellbeing. The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the implementation of a 5-week positive psychology group intervention to a sample of 69 students that were assigned to the intervention (N = 34) and the control group (N = 35). Pre and post measures were taken assessing positive and negative emotions, resilience, happiness, optimism, and self-esteem. In particular, Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) were administered to the participants. A mixed measures design was employed with the condition experimental vs. control group as the between-participants factor and time, namely, baseline vs. post-intervention as the within-participants factor. Except for optimism, compared with students in the control group, students in the experimental group showed no significant differences at baseline and experienced a significant increase in positive emotions and resilience in the post-test. On the contrary, the control group demonstrated no significant difference at post-test. Additionally, the students of the intervention group reported significantly higher levels in all measures in comparison with the students of the control group, except resilience, at post-test. However, when the interaction of design and time was considered, the increase in positive emotions solely emerged as a significant result of the intervention. The implementation of a positive psychology group intervention program can be effective in helping students experiencing positive emotions. More research is needed in order to refine and improve the application of such a program in a university setting, in regard to long term intervention.
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