Published 29-05-2026
Keywords
- Educational Psychology,
- Psychological Harmony,
- Group Psychological Counseling,
- Adolescent Inmates
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of group psychological counseling on improving the psychological harmony of adolescent inmates. Methods: Twenty participants from a juvenile correctional facility were divided into a control group and an experimental group. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of group psychological counseling. The National Psychological Harmony Questionnaire was administered for pre-test, post-test, and re-test assessments. Results: After the intervention, significant differences were observed between the experimental and control groups in self-state, family atmosphere, interpersonal relationships, and the total score of psychological harmony (t=2.656, 4.905, 5.424, 3.536; P<0.01). The improvement in psychological harmony in the experimental group was significantly greater than that in the control group during the same period (t=2.920,4.076,2.856, 3.397; P<0.01). Conclusion: Group psychological counseling is effective for enhancing psychological harmony in adolescent inmates, and the effects are sustainable.
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