An Innovative Psychological Approach Integrating Counseling and Psychoeducation Via Applications to Enhance Thai Adolescents' Happiness Skills
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This research aimed to study the effects of the innovative psychological approach integrating counseling and psychoeducation via applications to enhance Thai adolescents' happiness skills. The sample consisted of 16 students from Preechanusas School who had happiness scores below the 25th percentile and voluntarily participated in the study. The scores were matched and divided into two groups of 8 students each. Simple random sampling was used to divide the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received the innovative psychological approach integrating counseling and psychoeducation via applications to enhance Thai adolescents' happiness skills. The study was conducted 10 times per week for 60 minutes each. The control group continued their normal daily routine. The experimental instrument was the Happiness Skills Test for Thai Teenagers (HSTs). Data were collected in three phases: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The statistics used were a two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance.
The results revealed that: the effect of effects of the innovative psychological approach integrating counseling and psychoeducation via applications to enhance Thai adolescents' happiness skills. It was found that the experimental group that received the innovative psychological approach integrating counseling and psychoeducation via applications had higher happiness skill scores in the post-experiment and follow-up periods than pre-test. And the experimental group that received the innovative psychological approach integrating counseling and psychoeducation via applications had higher happiness skill scores in the post-experiment and follow-up periods than the control group. The recommendations for using the innovative psychological approach integrating counseling and psychoeducation via applications to enhance Thai adolescents' happiness skills, there are 3 outstanding points: 1) a friendly and safe atmosphere, 2) a consultation method that is accessible and creates change, and 3) content and concepts that can be practically applied. 3 points that need further development are found: 1) increasing the variety of activities, 2) increasing onsite consultations more than online, and 3) reducing time constraints on consultations.
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