Promuovere benessere e riflessività all’università attraverso il counselling di gruppo: uno studio esplorativo sull’outcome e sul processo

Titolo Rivista PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Autori/Curatori Giovanna Esposito, Paola Cangiano, Angela Di Maro, Raffaella Passeggia
Anno di pubblicazione 2024 Fascicolo 2024/3
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 24 P. 113-136 Dimensione file 286 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2024-003010
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Negli ultimi anni i bisogni di salute mentale degli studenti universitari appaiono sempre più improntati al supporto psicologico, come evidenziato dalla crescente domanda verso i servizi di counselling universitario. Pertanto, è necessario che essi si basino su una rigorosa attività di ricerca. In una prospettiva di Psicologia Clinica della Salute, il presente studio ha analizzato, in termini di clima e impatto delle sessioni, il processo di tre gruppi di counselling condotti con studenti che si sono rivolti al centro SInAPSi dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, al fine di esplorare se un miglior andamento delle variabili processuali si rilevi nei gruppi che riportano una migliore efficacia in termini di benessere psicologico, funzione riflessiva, enga-gement accademico e performance accademica. I risultati hanno evidenziato che il gruppo ca-ratterizzato da outcome migliori, soprattutto in relazione a engagement e benessere, presenta anche un processo più armonico. È possibile dunque ipotizzare che, al fine di promuovere il benessere psicologico degli studenti, sia necessario prestare attenzione tanto all’esito quanto al processo, poiché essi sembrano essere strettamente interconnessi.;

Keywords:counselling, gruppo, benessere psicologico, studenti universitari, funzione ri-flessiva, psicologia clinica della salute

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Giovanna Esposito, Paola Cangiano, Angela Di Maro, Raffaella Passeggia, Promuovere benessere e riflessività all’università attraverso il counselling di gruppo: uno studio esplorativo sull’outcome e sul processo in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 3/2024, pp 113-136, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2024-003010