Effect of Expression-Based Group Counseling Through Art Activities on Adolescents' Self-Efficacy

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of expression-based group counseling through art activities on adolescents' self-efficacy. A total of 16 male students aged 14-15 years, 8 in the experimental group and 8 in the control group, participated in the study. A partially mixed simultaneous equal-status design, one of the mixed design models, was used in the study. In the quantitative dimension of the study, the Self-Efficacy Scale for Children was administered to collect data. In the qualitative dimension of the study, the researcher's observations were utilized. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group in favor of the post-test and that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. Therefore, expression-based group counseling can be considered to be effective in increasing adolescents' self-efficacy.