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Infusing Positive Psychology with Spirituality in a Strength-Based Group Career Counseling to Evaluate College Students’ State Anxiety

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  • Huiling Peng

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The present study examined the effect of group career counseling (GCC) by infusing positive psychology and spirituality on undergraduate students’ state anxiety. A total of 187 Taiwanese college students took the strength-based group career coursing courses and assigned to experimental groups, responded to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. After the subjects had participated in the model of career education course, the experimental groups score on state anxiety decreased. A Pearson Product-moment correlation matrix described the relationships between the state anxiety score and the 4 sub scores of the Problem Solving Scale and Spirituality total score. The multiple regression analysis of the state anxiety scale used gender, age and 4 sub scores of the Problem Solving and Spirituality scale as predictor variables. The predictor variables (“trait anxiety†, “purpose and meaning in life†, “problem-solving confidence†and “personal control†subscales of the “PSI†) were able to account for 48% of the variance of State Anxiety. Implications for future research and recommendations for incorporating positive psychology with spirituality into GCC are discussed.

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  • Huiling Peng, 2015. "Infusing Positive Psychology with Spirituality in a Strength-Based Group Career Counseling to Evaluate College Students’ State Anxiety," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(1), pages 1-75, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijpsjl:v:7:y:2015:i:1:p:75
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    1. Huiling Peng & Yahui Shih & LungFu Chang, 2020. "The Impact of a Career Group Counseling Mix Model on Satisfaction of Low-achieving College Students──Specialty-Oriented Career Exploration Group Counseling," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(2), pages 1-1, June.
    2. Huiling Peng & Shyue-Ying Chiang, 2018. "Action Research on College Students’ Learning Satisfaction of Incorporating Art Therapy and Spirituality into A Career Planning Course," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(1), pages 1-38, March.
    3. Huiling Peng & Junhe Gao & Kunmai Chiang, 2023. "Listening to the Voice Within Effectiveness of a Spirituality-Oriented College Career Planning Course," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 15(4), pages 1-1, December.

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