Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / The main ail of this intervention study was to investigate and measure quantitatively the influence of existential group counselling on undergraduate students’ level of meaning and purpose in life, self-esteem and alcohol outcome expectancies.
A quantitative research approach was adopted using a pre-test post-test design with an equivalent control group in order to ascertain whether there were any significant differences between the experimental group (n = 21) and the control group (n = 21). The independent variable was existential group counseling and the dependent variables were the undergraduate students’ subjective level of meaning and purpose in life, self-esteem and alcohol outcome expectancies. Forty-two subjects were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. Quantitative data was collected using: Purpose in Life test (Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964), the Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and the Alcohol Outcome Expectancy Scale (Leigh and Stacy, 1993). The methods of data analysis were the application of both independent and dependent sample t-tests.
The dependent sample t-test results indicated a significant improvement of meaning and purpose in life (t = 3.85, p < 0.01) and alcohol outcome expectancies (t = 4.11, p < 0.01). The subjective level of self-esteem also shows an increase, though not significantly (t = 4.65, p > 0.05). Independent samples t-test results also indicated a significant improvement of meaning and purpose in life (t = 12.82, p < 0.01) as well as alcohol outcome expectancies (t = 9.57, p < 0.01).
The study concluded that existential group counselling had a significant effect on undergraduate students’ level of meaning and purpose in life, as well as on alcohol outcome expectancies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1717 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Van Vuuren, Casper Hendrik |
| Contributors | De Vos, H. M., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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