Psychological Counseling Services Research Articles

Effectiveness of psychological workplace counseling for South Korean employees: A longitudinal study

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychological workplace counseling for South Korean employees.Methods: Psychological counseling sessions were conducted for 93 employees from 11 companies that signed a contract for psychological counseling services with the Workplace Mental Health Institute, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Each 50-minute session was tailored to the individual needs of the clients. The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) counseling effectiveness assessment scale was administered before and after the counseling. A paired t-test was used to compare the mean scores before and after the sessions, and an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed, followed by a Scheffe post hoc analysis.Results: In the overall sample, the mean CORE-OM scores before and after counseling showed a significant decrease from 1.343 to 0.883, with improvements observed in all four sub-domains. ANOVA showed that the group with more than 11 sessions showed greater change in scores than the group with four sessions or fewer. The reliable change index scores showed that 38% of the employees demonstrated a reliable change, and the groups with eight or more sessions exhibited greater change than the group with fewer than eight sessions.Conclusion: Among South Korean employees who received workplace counseling services, both the mean total score of the CORE-OM and the mean scores of the four sub-domains decreased after counseling. In addition, the effectiveness of counseling significantly increased as the total number of sessions increased.

Evaluation of the Intervention Effects of College Psychological Counseling Services on the Self-Concept of Impoverished College Students

Evaluation of the Intervention Effects of College Psychological Counseling Services on the Self-Concept of Impoverished College Students

Exploring the Psychological Health and Work Efficiency of Enterprise Employees under the EAP Perspective

Against the backdrop of rapid global economic advancement, intensifying corporate competition has made employee mental health a pivotal factor affecting both organizational performance and employee well-being. Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), as structured mental health support services, have garnered increasing attention from corporate entities and academia alike. EAPs not only aim to address employees' psychological issues but also strive to enhance their work efficiency and overall satisfaction. By offering psychological counseling, stress management, and other comprehensive services, EAPs effectively alleviate workplace stress, promote mental well-being, and consequently elevate corporate productivity and competitiveness. Research underscores a significant positive correlation between mental health and work efficiency. Maintaining a healthy psychological state facilitates sustained high performance among employees, mitigating absenteeism and turnover stemming from psychological issues. As businesses increasingly prioritize employee mental health, the global adoption of EAPs is becoming more widespread. However, enterprises face various challenges in implementation, such as safeguarding employee privacy, low participation rates, and resource constraints. Thus, exploring the impact of EAPs on employee mental health and work efficiency, analyzing challenges encountered during implementation, and devising corresponding strategies are crucial for optimizing management practices and enhancing operational efficiency in enterprises.

Experience in psychological counseling supported by artificial intelligence technology.

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been continuously advancing and finding extensive applications, with one of its core technologies, machine learning, being increasingly utilized in the field of healthcare. This research aims to explore the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in psychological counseling and utilize machine learning algorithms to predict counseling outcomes. Firstly, by employing natural language processing techniques to analyze user conversations with AI chatbots, researchers can gain insights into the psychological states and needs of users during the counseling process. This involves detailed analysis using text analysis, sentiment analysis, and other relevant techniques. Subsequently, machine learning algorithms are used to establish predictive models that forecast counseling outcomes and user satisfaction based on data such as user language, emotions, and behavior. These predictive results can assist counselors or AI chatbots in adjusting counseling strategies, thereby enhancing counseling effectiveness and user experience. Additionally, this study explores the potential and prospects of AI technology in the field of psychological counseling. The research findings indicate that the designed machine learning models achieve an accuracy rate of approximately 89% in analyzing psychological conditions. This demonstrates significant innovation and breakthroughs in AI technology. Consequently, AI technology will gradually become a highly important tool and method in the field of psychological counseling. In the future, AI chatbots will become more intelligent and personalized, providing users with precise, efficient, and convenient psychological counseling services. The results of this research provide valuable technical insights for further improving AI-supported psychological counseling, contributing positively to the application and development of AI technology.

An Examination of School-Based Psychological Counseling Services for Improving Mental Health

Psychological counseling, as a form of school-based mental health services, plays a crucial role in supporting the well-being of students. However, there is limited knowledge about the state of school counseling programs in Vietnam. The objective of this study, which used a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, was to examine the current practices, utilization rates, effectiveness, and obstacles faced in providing psychological counseling in Vietnamese schools. The research included a survey of 150 students and interviews conducted with 10 school counselors and administrators from five high schools in Ho Chi Minh City. The findings revealed that despite a high demand for counseling services among students, the utilization rates were alarmingly low. Several significant barriers were identified, including a shortage of school counselors, inadequate training for counselors, societal stigma associated with mental health issues, lack of private spaces for counseling sessions, and the absence of national standards for school-based services. The results emphasize the disparities between the current status of school counseling programs in Vietnam and international standards. Suggestions include the implementation of more extensive professional development for counselors, increasing the number of full-time counselors, establishing national guidelines for mental health services in schools, raising awareness through anti-stigma campaigns, and allocating more funds. Improving psychological counseling services in schools holds the potential to offer essential assistance for the mental health and overall well-being of Vietnamese students.

Application of emotion recognition technology in psychological counseling for college students

Abstract In traditional psychological counseling, limitations of patients’ subjective feelings and expressive abilities, as well as the varying levels of professional skills and conversation skills of counselors, make it difficult to properly solve psychological problems. Emotional recognition technology can help psychological counselors better understand the inner world of patients, thereby providing more targeted psychological counseling services for college students. 2D convolutional neural network-long short-term memory (2DCNN-LSTM) and 1D convolutional neural network-long short-term memory network (1DCNN-LSTM) were used for emotion recognition. Wavelet packet coefficient sequences were utilized to analyze multimodal data; multi-core convolutional neural network models were applied for multimodal feature layer fusion, and LSTM recurrent neural networks were used to effectively identify valence and college student emotions. The experimental results showed that under multimodal recognition, the average recognition accuracy of 2DCNN-LSTM for fourth-year university students was 18.7% higher than that of 1DCNN-LSTM for fourth-year university students. Compared with 1DCNN-LSTM, 2DCNN-LSTM can achieve better recognition accuracy. The research results can help psychological counselors better understand the emotional state and needs of students and provide more personalized and targeted counseling services.

Does the community service environment affect the willingness of older adults people to socialize for older adults care?

Population ageing is a significant trend in social development and will remain a fundamental national condition in China for the foreseeable future. Socialized older adults care has become a crucial strategy for China to address population ageing. However, the current levels of acceptance and willingness to seek socialized older adults care among older adults are relatively low. This study focuses on examining how the community environment and services influence older adults people's willingness to engage in social activities related to older adults care. Using data from the China Longitudinal Ageing Social Survey (CLASS) (N = 9,657), this study investigated the impact of the community service environment on older adults people's willingness to participate in social activities related to older adults care through a logit model. The study revealed that 9.15% of older adults (N = 9,657) in China are willing to engage in social activities related to older adults care. Furthermore, the individual characteristics and family support of older adults play a significant role in shaping their willingness to engage in older adults care. The provision of medical services, daily care services, and entertainment venues by the community positively influence older adults people's willingness to participate in social activities related to older adults care (p < 0.01), whereas psychological counselling services have a negative impact (p < 0.01). The impact of community services on older adults people's willingness to engage in social activities related to older adults care varies due to factors such as smoking and chronic diseases. These findings provide valuable insights for improving older adults' social engagement in China.

Perceived barriers and influencing factors of psychological help-seeking amongst Chinese nurses exposed to COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused psychological problems among nurses worldwide. However, their willingness to seek professional help is relatively low, due to perceived barriers that have remained unknown. This study analysed the potential barriers and influencing factors of psychological help-seeking among nurses participating in community COVID-19 epidemic prevention work. Five variables - depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress syndrome, social support and mental health literacy - were measured from a sample of 667 nurses. Latent class analysis identified homogeneous classes about psychological help-seeking barriers and multinomial logistic regression identified factors associated with potential grouping outcomes. Three categories were identified: major barriers (N = 17, 2.5%), stigma and accessibility barriers (N = 132, 21.2%) and low barriers (N = 518, 76.4%). Mental health literacy was significantly correlated with the 'low barriers' class (OR = 0.953, B = -0.047, p = 0.03), whereas depression (OR = 1.091, B = 0.085, p = 0.011) had a slightly positive effect on being in the 'stigma and accessibility barriers' class. During pandemics or other social health crises, nurses may experience psychological barriers to help seeking. Communities and hospitals should consider increasing the resources available for psychological counselling services, improving mental health awareness and literacy that may help reduce depression levels and promote mental health.

Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of supportive parents – coping kids (SPARCK)—a transdiagnostic and personalized parent training intervention to prevent childhood mental health problems

BackgroundTo meet the scientific and political call for effective prevention of child and youth mental health problems and associated long-term consequences, we have co-created, tested, and optimized a transdiagnostic preventive parent-training intervention, Supportive parents – coping kids (SPARCK), together with and for the municipal preventive frontline services. The target group of SPARCK is parents of children between 4 and 12 years who display symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or behavioral problems, that is, indicated prevention. The intervention consists of components from various empirically supported interventions representing different theorical models on parent–child interactions and child behavior and psychopathology (i.e., behavioral management interventions, attachment theory, emotion socialization theory, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and family accommodation intervention). The content and target strategies of SPARCK are tailored to the needs of the families and children, and the manual suggests how the target strategies may be personalized and combined throughout the maximum 12 sessions of the intervention. The aim of this project is to investigate the effectiveness of SPARCK on child symptoms, parenting practices, and parent and child stress hormone levels, in addition to later use of specialized services compared with usual care (UC; eg. active comparison group).MethodsWe describe a randomized controlled effectiveness trial in the frontline services of child welfare, health, school health and school psychological counselling services in 24 Norwegian municipalities. It is a two-armed parallel group randomized controlled effectiveness and superiority trial with 252 families randomly allocated to SPARCK or UC. Assessment of key variables will be conducted at pre-, post-, and six-month follow-up.DiscussionThe current study will contribute with knowledge on potential effects of a preventive transdiagnostic parent-training intervention when compared with UC. Our primary objective is to innovate frontline services with a usable, flexible, and effective intervention for prevention of childhood mental health problems to promote equity in access to care for families and children across a heterogeneous service landscape characterized by variations in available resources, personnel, and end user symptomatology.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ID: NTCT05800522

Interpersonal Sensitivity and Subjective Well-Being of Migrant Workers' Accompanying Children: Role of Perception of Exclusion and Peer Support.

To investigate the impact of interpersonal sensitivity on the subjective well-being of accompanying children of migrant workers and the role of perception of exclusion and peer support in the process. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 304 migrant workers' accompanying children and 501 urban children in grades 4-9 in seven schools in Jiangxi Province, China. Hierarchical regression and bootstrap analysis were used. Interpersonal sensitivity not only had a significant direct negative effect on the subjective well-being of migrant workers' accompanying children (β= -0.27, 95% CI = [-0.37, -0.17]), but also had an indirect effect through perception of exclusion (β= -0.06, 95% CI = [-0.11, -0.03]). Peer support negatively moderated the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and perception of exclusion (β= -0.18, 95% CI = [-0.28, -0.08]) and the mediating effect of perceptions of exclusion between interpersonal sensitivity and subjective well-being (β = 0.06, CI = [0.02, 0.11]). The subjective well-being of migrant children is indeed lower than that of urban children, and one of the most important reasons is their higher interpersonal sensitivity. Interpersonal sensitivity not only directly reduces their subjective well-being, but also reduces it by triggering their perception of exclusion, while peer support can effectively mitigate this negative effect. Therefore, one way to improve the subjective well-being of these children is to reduce their excessive interpersonal sensitivity. Their parents should help them to adapt to urban life, to develop correct professional values and to deal correctly with "occupational stigma", to overcome feelings of inferiority, while communities can create specialized activity centers to provide more social opportunities and psychological counseling services for these children.

Dimensions of caregiver strain may partially mediate the relationship between youth symptomology and counseling utilization among Latinxs.

Whether Latinx families use youth mental health services (MHS) depends on complex influences of barriers and facilitators within and outside of the home. This research sought to shed light on caregiver strain as part of the equation focused on parental identification and responses to youth mental health needs. We examined multiple dimensions of caregiver strain as potential mediators between youth mental health symptom severity and psychological counseling utilization. The present sample consisted of 598 Latinx caregivers to youths ages 6-18 who provided information on youth internalizing and externalizing problems, caregiver strain, and youth psychological counseling service utilization within the last year. Our findings suggest that youth symptom severity (internalizing and externalizing problems) was generally positively associated with dimensions of caregiver strain. Youth symptom severity through objective and subjective internalized strain pathways were associated with greater odds of youth MHS utilization. In contrast, youth symptom severity through subjective externalized strain reduced the odds that Latinx caregivers would report utilizing youth MHS. These models only partially mediated the relationship between youth problems and service use. Findings suggest that Latinx caregivers may navigate conflicting sources of strain related to their child's mental health problem severity in ways that may differentially impact the odds that they access youth MHS. Along with addressing structural and systemic barriers to care, utilization of psychological counseling services may also be improved through interventions that help Latinx caregivers view youth services as avenues for addressing caregiver strain and providing psychoeducation that frames externalized strain within a mental health lens.

‘What happens then?’: A 6‐month follow‐up on students accessing a university counselling service

AbstractIntroductionUniversity psychological counselling services represent a frontline defence to detect, treat or refer students with a wide range of (clinical and non‐clinical) difficulties. Nevertheless, only few studies describe their impact on academic self‐efficacy and report follow‐up data. Evidence on students' actual access to further psychological support in times of hardship is also scant and most needed. This study aimed to fill these gaps, exploring the stability of improvement in clinical conditions in a wide sample of university students and reporting post‐intervention referrals to mental health services.MethodsIn a longitudinal study, 218 students who accessed a psychological counselling service at the University of Milano‐Bicocca between 2015 and 2019 completed an assessment at the beginning (T0), conclusion (T1) and 6 months after (T2) a brief cognitive behavioural intervention. The assessment included psychological symptoms, general distress, emotion dysregulation and academic self‐efficacy. Information about students' choices to continue a psychological intervention in other services was also collected and contrasted with the counsellor's indication.ResultsAt follow‐up, the improvement in academic self‐efficacy remained stable, with more than 60% of the students maintaining a reliable clinical change, and nearly half of them reporting having accessed (or being willing to contact) a mental health service outside the university services.ConclusionThese findings highlight the key role of counselling services in addressing students' distress and academic performances in the long term and in building bridges with mental health services outside the university system for students who need longer and specialised treatment.

The Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety and Its Association with Sleep Quality in the First-Year Medical Science Students.

A total number of 471 freshmen students (NUMS) participated in the study, pinpointing that the data are collected in 2019 and 2020. In line with measuring depression, anxiety, and sleep quality, the Persian Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were employed. The associations between depression and anxiety with sleep quality were assessed by using the multiple logistic regression model. All statistical analyses were conducted in STATA14, and the significant level was set at P < 0.05. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and poor sleep quality in the study population was 21.4%, 31.9%, and 28%, respectively. Analytical analyses indicated that after adjusting for studied covariates, the odds of poor sleep quality in individuals with depression were 3.5 times higher compared to the counter group (P < 0.001). Moreover, the odds of poor sleep quality in individuals with anxiety were 2.1 times higher compared to the counter group (P < 0.001). Noticeable proportion of freshmen students suffer from depression and anxiety; in line with such a critical issue, our study found that depression and anxiety had a statistical association with sleep quality in study population. From this respect, it seems that providing essential interventions and psychological counseling services could be constructive for the freshmen medical students.

Research on the Psychological Status and Countermeasures of Chinese College Students

With the development of society and the popularisation of education, the psychological health problems of Chinese college students are getting more and more attention. This thesis aims to study the psychological status quo and countermeasures of Chinese college students, and to provide reference for solving college students' psychological problems. Firstly, by analysing the psychological status quo of college students, it is found that the mental health problems of college students are widespread, which are mainly manifested as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and so on. Secondly, by analysing the factors affecting the psychological problems of college students, it is found that academic pressure, employment pressure, family factors and social environment all have an impact on college students' psychology. Next, strategies for coping with college students' psychological problems are proposed, including school psychological counselling services, mental health education and publicity, academic stress management, employment stress management, family support and care, and social support and advocacy. Finally, the importance and methods of preventing and intervening in college students' psychological problems are discussed. Through the study of college students' psychological problems and the proposed countermeasures, it can help college students improve their mental health and promote their overall development.

Latent Classes of Personality Traits and Their Relationship with Workplace Bullying among Acute and Critical Care Nurses

Objective. To identify the latent classes of personality traits among nurses in acute and critical care departments, as well as the relationship between latent classes of different personality traits and workplace bullying. Methods. A total of 245 nurses working in the acute and critical care department at a 3 A-grade hospital in Shandong Province, China, were recruited by convenient sampling. The Chinese Big Five Personality Inventory brief version was used to assess personality traits, and the Negative Acts Questionnaire was used to measure workplace bullying. Latent profile analysis was used to identify the latent classes of personality traits. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between latent classes of personality traits and workplace bullying. Results. Four latent classes of personality traits among acute and critical care nurses were identified, namely, the negative group (49.0%), flexible group (16.0%), neurotic group (18.1%), and stable group (16.9%), respectively. Compared with the neurotic group, the negative group (B = −6.227, P&lt;0.05), stable group (B = −16.562, P&lt;0.001), and flexible group (B = −19.208, P&lt;0.001) experienced less workplace bullying. Conclusion. Our findings explore latent classes of personality traits among acute and critical care nurses, identify subgroups susceptible to workplace bullying, and suggest the development of appropriate interventions to reduce workplace bullying. Implications for Nursing Management. Hospital managers can identify nurses who are prone to workplace bullying based on their personality traits and provide them with psychological counseling services and psychological healing groups to help them establish good interpersonal relationships and maintain their mental and physical health.

Environmental Design of Psychological Counseling Room Based on Environmental Psychology Theory

The fierce competition in modern society has brought great pressure on people, resulting in increasingly serious mental health problems. Due to the relatively late development of psychological counseling services in China, the construction of psychological counseling rooms is still in its infancy, and there are few achievements in studying psychological counseling rooms from the perspective of environmental psychology. Environmental psychology is a discipline that studies the relationship between man and the environment, and it pays attention to the influence of the environment on man's psychology, behavior, and cognition. In the field of psychological counseling, the application of environmental psychology theory is of great significance to improve the effect of psychological counseling. Based on environmental psychology, this paper discusses the importance of the environmental design of a psychological consultation room. By analyzing the space layout, privacy protection, atmosphere building, science and technology integration, green elements, and barrier-free design, this paper puts forward a design scheme for a psychological consultation room that is more in line with humanistic needs. This scheme aims to create a comfortable, safe, and efficient psychological counseling environment for visitors and improve the effect of psychological counseling.

심리상담기관을 이용하고 있는 어머니의 남성상담사 인식에 대한 주관성 연구

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of mothers utilizing psychological counseling services towards male counselors, exploring subjectivity and characteristics associated with these perceptions.&#x0D; Methods For this purpose, a male counselor based in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, visited two psychological counseling centers where he conducted individual in-depth interviews with 10 mothers, resulting in 153 statements. A total of 24 mothers were selected as the P sample, and Q classification was conducted. The col-lected data were analyzed using the QUANL Program.&#x0D; Results The research results revealed a total of three types: Type 1, characterized by a 'Positive Perception of Healthy Male Archetype'; Type 2, identified as 'Gender Aversion with Emphasis on Traditional Gender Roles'; and Type 3, manifested as the 'Ambivalent Feelings of Appreciation but Unfamiliarity.&#x0D; Conclusions Through the Q methodology, this study aims to find out the subjective perception patterns and char-acteristics of male counselors of mothers using psychological counseling institutions, and to suggest the pro-fessional identity of male counselors working in the counseling field and the direction of counseling education and counseling training process for male counselors.

Correlation of violence with anxiety and sleep disturbance among Talibs (mosque students) in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study

BackgroundDespite ample research on violence's impact on mental health, a literature gap persists regarding its specific influence on anxiety and sleep quality among mosque students, particularly Talibs, in Afghanistan. This study examines the influence of violence on anxiety levels and sleep quality among mosque students, specifically Talibs, in Afghanistan. MethodsThis cross-sectional study administered between March 10, 2023 to June 25 2023, among Talibs (mosque students) across Herat province of Afghanistan. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and anxiety subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, Stress – Youth (DASS-Y) questionnaire was used to assess sleep quality and anxiety among Talibs. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association of violence, anxiety, and sleep disturbance, and socio-demographic characteristics among Talibs (N = 378). ResultsPrevalence rates for anxiety symptoms, sleep disturbances, and experiences of violence were 47.9 %, 29.1 %, and 79.6 %, respectively. Notably, anxiety symptoms in Talibs exhibited correlations with advanced age and exposure to violence. Multiple regression analysis revealed significant associations between father's education, violence exposure, and anxiety, while age, economic status, and parental employment correlated with sleep disturbances. ConclusionGiven the impact of violence on anxiety and sleep quality, this study recommends routine screening for anxiety and sleep disturbances by authorities and health organizations. Psychological counseling services should be available for vulnerable Talibs. Enforcing a prohibition against violence within mosque settings could alleviate anxiety symptoms and sleep disturbances among this population.

User Preferences on AI Psychotherapy Based on Moderating Effects of Individual Personality Traits: Employing a Clustering Analysis

The recent appearance of AI psychological counseling services is expected to lower physical, economic, and psychological burdens for individuals seeking psychological counseling and increase participation in the service. AI psychological counseling research is still in its infancy, and therefore it is important to consider client preference to achieve positive effects. However, no research has been conducted to investigate client preferences regarding AI therapists. Therefore, this study explores the characteristics of AI counselors preferred by clients (e.g., rapport, trust, expertise, and attraction), as well as which AI agent therapist characteristics have positive effects on the attitudes of clients (users). This study confirms the characteristics that affect client intention to use AI counseling. Groups were divided using the K-means clustering technique based on the individual’s degree of introversion/extroversion and depression because characteristics desired in AI counselors may differ depending on individual client inclinations and examined differences between groups. The results of this study will help enhance and supplement the capabilities of developers and actual counselors through client-tailored counseling.

The Mediating Role of Mindfulness in the Relationship between Psychological Resilience and Test Anxiety in Adolescents

Abstract Introduction: The examination of variables such as resilience and mindfulness, which may help adolescents who are enrolled in distance education cope with test anxiety, is important in terms of reducing test anxiety and increasing the efficiency of distance education. For this reason, it was aimed to examine the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between students’ psychological resilience and test anxiety. Methods: The study group included 840 high school students. Baron and Kenny’s causal steps approach was applied to investigate the mediating effect of conscious awareness on the relationship between psychological resilience and test anxiety. In addition, the bootstrapping method proposed by Hayes was used to determine the significance of the mediating effect of conscious awareness. Results: It was observed that there was a negative relationship between psychological resilience scores and test anxiety scores, a positive relationship between resilience and mindfulness scores, and a negative relationship between test anxiety scores and mindfulness scores. While psychological resilience had a negative effect on test anxiety, the indirect effect of psychological resilience on test anxiety was also found to be significant. Mindfulness provided partial mediation of the effect of resilience on test anxiety. Discussion: High levels of awareness and psychological resilience enable students to experience less stress. Conscious awareness, like psychological resilience, is therefore viewed as an important resource that enables a person to manage stressful situations, and it is believed to be effective in reducing one’s anxiety. Limitations: This study was limited to students enrolled in Anatolian high schools in Turkey who could be reached via convenience sampling, whose parents consented to their participation, and who were enrolled in distance education in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, a major limitation of the study is that data were only collected from students of Anatolian high schools, and the majority of the participating students were in their first or second years of high school. Conclusions: There is no prior direct research examining the mediating role of conscious awareness in the relationship between psychological resilience and test anxiety among high school students in the literature. In this regard, it is anticipated that this study will contribute to the literature. Within the scope of preventive guidance, educational guidance, and psychological counseling services, face-to-face and online psychoeducation programs based on conscious awareness can be designed by school psychological counselors to enhance psychological resilience, reduce students’ test anxiety, and support adolescents in coping with intensely stressful situations such as pandemics.