ERIC Number: EJ1189257
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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A Follow-Up Study on Students Attending a University Counselling Service in Northern Italy
Ghilardi, Alberto; Buizza, Chiara; Costa, Andrea; Teodori, Claudio
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v46 n4 p456-466 2018
The aims of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of a university counselling service in Northern Italy, to assess the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of students who used counselling service, and to assess the psychological conditions of the students who ended the counselling after a 4 month follow-up period. The study involved 100 students, who filled out the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Brief COPE Inventory, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). The results showed that who received counselling were positively affected by this experience. The areas of benefit were psychological well-being, coping behaviours, ability to positively reframe problems and less sense of guilt. Additional studies are needed to identify which factors influence the outcomes of university counselling services in Italy. These studies would be important to evaluate the services rendered, upgrade the skills of counsellors and visualise priority areas of need.
Descriptors: Followup Studies, College Students, Counseling Services, Foreign Countries, Well Being, Coping, School Counseling
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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