Research Article

The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels

Volume: 11 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
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The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation program on university students’ meaning of life levels. Solomon Four Groups Model was used in the study. Within the context of this model, two experimental groups and two control groups, each including 9 members, were formed. Experimental groups received acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation program for 8 sessions while control groups received no specific treatment. In accordance with Solomon Four Groups Experimental Model, one experimental and one control group took a pretest. However, the remaining groups did not attend such a test. All groups took a post test. Observation was applied on all of the groups two months after the end of the sessions. Statistical analyses revealed that search of meaning levels of the experimental groups decreased significantly while their presence of meaning levels increased significantly. It was concluded that the psychoeducation program developed based on the therapy resulted in an increase in presence of meaning, and a decrease in the level of search of meaning. In brief, the findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and suggestions based on the results of the research were presented.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Kurtman Ersanlı This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 30, 2021

Submission Date

April 5, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 15, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Demirci Seyrek, Ö., & Ersanlı, K. (2021). The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 11(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.715002
AMA
1.Demirci Seyrek Ö, Ersanlı K. The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels. SUJE. 2021;11(1):1-27. doi:10.19126/suje.715002
Chicago
Demirci Seyrek, Özgür, and Kurtman Ersanlı. 2021. “The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 (1): 1-27. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.715002.
EndNote
Demirci Seyrek Ö, Ersanlı K (April 1, 2021) The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 1 1–27.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Demirci Seyrek and K. Ersanlı, “The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels”, SUJE, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1–27, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.19126/suje.715002.
ISNAD
Demirci Seyrek, Özgür - Ersanlı, Kurtman. “The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11/1 (April 1, 2021): 1-27. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.715002.
JAMA
1.Demirci Seyrek Ö, Ersanlı K. The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels. SUJE. 2021;11:1–27.
MLA
Demirci Seyrek, Özgür, and Kurtman Ersanlı. “The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 11, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 1-27, doi:10.19126/suje.715002.
Vancouver
1.Özgür Demirci Seyrek, Kurtman Ersanlı. The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Psychoeducation Program on University Students’ Meaning of Life Levels. SUJE. 2021 Apr. 1;11(1):1-27. doi:10.19126/suje.715002

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