The Influence of Group Psychological Counseling on the Psychological Well-Being of Students

The goal of the present study is to develop and conduct a trial program of group psychotherapy in order to improve psychological well-being of students. Based on this aim, the following tasks were set: to study the scientific literature on themes of psychological well-being, CBT and mindfulness therapy; to reveal the essence of understanding psychological well-being, CBT and mindfulness therapy; to determine criteria for assessing psychological well-being of students; to develop a group psychotherapy program aimed at enhancing psychological well-being and to test its effectiveness empirically. Qualitative analysis showed the importance of topics and meanings for subjects in psychological context: interest as a component of sympathy, personal discussion as a component of intimacy. According to the quantitative analysis, no statistically significant results were obtained in increasing of the level of psychological well-being in both groups, as well as between the two groups. The results may be useful for both positive psychology researchers and practicing psychotherapists.