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The effects of cognitive behavioral psychological group counseling program on the psychological resilience and emotional flexibility of adolescents

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The study aims to examine the effects of cognitive behavioral psychological group counseling program on the psychological resilience and emotional flexibility of adolescents. Twenty-eight adolescents were randomly assigned to the experiment group and control group. The Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale and Emotional Flexibility Scale were administered as data collection tools. In the research, 12 sessions of a cognitive behavioral psychological group counseling program were practiced with the experiment group once a week. As for the control group, no practice was undergone. A 2 × 3 experimental design was used in the research. After the research was finalized, the posttest was performed, and follow-up measurements were carried out two months later. Adolescents in the experiment group demonstrated significant improvements in psychological resilience and emotional flexibility and these improvements were maintained at follow-up compared to those in the control group. This study highlights the effectiveness of the cognitive behavioral psychological group counseling program in improving psychological resilience and emotional flexibility among adolescents.

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İme, Y., Ümmet, D. The effects of cognitive behavioral psychological group counseling program on the psychological resilience and emotional flexibility of adolescents. Curr Psychol 43, 8885–8895 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05051-9

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