Abstract:

Self-efficacy, defined as beliefs that individuals can achieve something, is influential on many things. Having a high self-efficacy perception may have positive effect on individuals' performances. Therefore, the aim of current study was to investigate the effect of Solution- Focused Brief Therapy Approach Based Group Guidance Program on students’ self-efficacy beliefs. Study participants were selected among 145 8th grade middle school students in Bakırköy, Istanbul. In order to collect the data the General Self-Efficacy Scale was administered. Convince sampling was used to select 20 students, 10 each in experimental group and control group. A six session Solution- Focused Brief Approach Based Group Guidance Program developed by the researcher was applied to the experimental group. Any intervention was not applied to participants in control group. The research used the 2x3 factorial design experiment method. A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures was conducted to evaluate the effect of guidance program. As a result of the study revealed that the Solution Focused Brief Approach Based Group Guidance Program was significantly effective in increasing the self-efficacy beliefs' of the participants in experimental group. The effect of the program lasted during the follow-up tests.

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