The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Reality-Therapy Group Counseling on the responsibility, self-esteem and internal control of boys' middle school students to universalize group counseling in school.
The subjects of this study wer...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Reality-Therapy Group Counseling on the responsibility, self-esteem and internal control of boys' middle school students to universalize group counseling in school.
The subjects of this study were 22 students randomly selected from the second grade students in S boys' middle school, who were divided into an experimental group and a control group with 11 each. Before the experiment, the tests of responsibility, self- esteem and internal-control were conducted.
C. Floyd(1990)'s group counseling program, "Making the world I want" which was based on Glasser(1985)'s Choice Theory was applied to the experimental group eight times, 120 minutes each, and no action was taken in the control group. Three days later after the counseling finished, both groups took post test in the same way as the previous test.
For data analysis, SPSS/PC Win 10.0 program was employed, and independent-samples and paired-samples t-test were utilized to find out intergroup gap and disparity between the previous and the post test.
The findings of this study were as below:
First, there was a significant gap between the previous test and the post test at the 5% level of significance in general responsibility. But no difference existed in self-responsibility.
Second, there was no significant gap between the previous test and the post test in general self-esteem. Concerning individual changes of self-esteem and self-responsibility, this researcher's observation results showed that the members of the experiment group were short of the need of accomplishment, comparing with the control group. And because the period of planning at the latter half of the program was short, they wouldn't improve self-esteem and self-responsibility that they could fulfill when they brought the changes through the enough practice. They were in the middle of knowing themselves.
Third, there was a significant gap between the pretest and the post test at the 5% level of significance in the internal control.
Concerning individual changes and satisfaction about the program, the evaluation of the program done by the students showed that they were able to open themselves and build familiarity with each other. So they were satisfied with the feeling of belonging of the group and came to understand themselves. As the counseling proceeded, they were able to perceive their 'Five Basic Need' better. It can help them to improve the ability of planning for themselves in their real life.
The above-mentioned findings suggested that the Reality-Therapy Program served to nurture the general responsibility and internal control, bring a gradual positive change to their life and consequently help them grow to be more worthwhile. Therefore, middle school students will be able to lead a healthier and happier life if group counseling is widespread in school education.
A thesis submitted to Committee of the Graduate School of Hanseo University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master Education in December, 2004