Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of participants in the interpersonal relationship improvement group counseling program for Seoul National University students to understand and describe its essential meaning. In this study, to analyze the participants’ experiences and subjective meanings through the group counseling program, the descriptive phenomenological method of Giorgi(2009) was applied. 7 undergraduate students of Seoul National University had in-depth interviews on their experiences in the group counseling program to improve interpersonal relationships and the data had been analyzed. As a result of the analysis, 5 components and 12 sub-components were derived from a total of 241 semantic units. The results of the study were <Before participating in group counseling: Seeking perfection in interpersonal relationships>, <Early stage of participating in group counseling: recognizing the difficulty in interaction and desire for relationship>, <Mid-stage of participating in group counseling: Active interaction and acceptable experience>, <Later-stage of participating in group counseling: freedom and self-acceptance in relationships>, <After participating in group counseling: improving interpersonal relationships and strengthening emotional control capabilities>. Through this study, the experience of undergraduates of Seoul National University students participating in the interpersonal relationship improvement group counseling program and its meaning were examined in depth, and the counseling implications for change and growth were derived and described

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