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Muhammad Hafiz; Wan Har Chong – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2023
Underutilisation of school counselling services was prevalent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a framework, this qualitative study seeks to elicit salient beliefs towards help-seeking from a school counsellor in secondary school contexts. Through focus-group discussions and individual interviews, 29…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, School Counseling, Student Attitudes, Help Seeking
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Ghahremani, Leila; Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein; Tehrani, Hadi; Orooji, Arezoo; Jafari, Alireza – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2022
This study aimed to determine the predictive power of the theory of planned behaviour in predicting the intention and behaviour of positive thinking in school students. A cross-sectional study was performed on 367 high school male students in Iran. Data were gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability had been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Positive Attitudes, High School Students
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Sagkal, Ali Serdar; Özdemir, Yalçin – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2019
The aim of this study was to examine the direct and indirect effects (via mental toughness) of strength-based parenting on adolescents' psychological distress and subjective happiness. Participants included 370 adolescents (M = 15.86 years, SD = 0.50, range = 14-18 years, 51.6% girls) attending public high schools in Turkey. Participants completed…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, High School Students, Resilience (Psychology)
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Lee, Minyoung; Cho, Soohyun; Lee, Sang Min – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2019
Development of academic hatred was examined at four time points across 7 months among 1,015 South Korean high school students. A multilevel growth model showed that the baseline of, and change in, academic hatred varied across individuals and classrooms. At the individual level, gender, parents' academic pressure, depression, and test anxiety were…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Aspiration
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Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.; Diakogiorgi, Kleopatra; Brouzos, Andreas; Moberly, Nicholas J. – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2018
To facilitate students' transition into secondary school, a short, problem-oriented group program was designed that included interpretation retraining, problem solving, and social-skills training. Pre- and posttest data from two groups conducted over the course of 5 weeks were combined for a total of 35 6th-grade students waiting to undergo school…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Secondary School Students, Student Adjustment, Grade 6
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Lester, Leanne; Mander, David – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
This study investigated the social, emotional and mental wellbeing predictors of bullying victimisation and perpetration for boarding students following the transition from primary school to secondary boarding school. Longitudinal data on 76 male and 74 female boarding students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 was used from a larger longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Role, Well Being, Mental Health, Bullying
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Galliott, Natal'ya; Graham, Linda J.; Sweller, Naomi – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
This article reports findings from an empirical study examining the influence of student background and educational experiences on the development of career choice capability. Secondary school students attending Years 9-12 (N = 706) in New South Wales, Australia, were invited to participate in an online survey that sought to examine factors…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Self Efficacy, Family Characteristics