Effect of Group Counseling Combined with Role Play Techniques on Emotional Intelligence of First-Year Students at Shanxi in the Open University
Abstract
Background and Aim: Amid the academic aspirations and personal transformations that define the first year of university, students often grapple with developing emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is an indispensable trait for thriving in a diverse and dynamic university environment. The purpose of this research is 1) compare the emotional intelligence of students before and after learning through group counseling combined with role-play techniques. 2)Compare the emotional intelligence of students with the determined criterion of 70%.
Materials and Methods: The sample of this study was 40 first-year students studying at Shanxi Open University, derived from the cluster random sampling method in the academic year 2023. The research tools are 1) Seven lesson plans using group counseling combined with role-play techniques. 2)an emotional intelligence test with a reliability of 0.84. The statistics used for data analysis were the mean, standard deviation, and paired sample t-test.
Results: After learning through group counseling combined with role-play techniques, students' emotional intelligence achieved by 72%, surpassing the predetermined criteria of 70% and the difference is statistically significant at .05. After learning through group counseling combined with role-play techniques by students' emotional intelligence is at a high level with (M= 119.48 S.D. =9.44).
Conclusion: The study confirms that learning through group counseling combined with role-play techniques significantly enhances students' emotional intelligence. It stimulates students' interest in learning, develops students' independent learning ability, and meets their personalized learning needs. It is a new trend in the future of education.
Article Details
How to Cite
Section
Articles
Copyright & License
Copyright (c) 2025 International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Copyright on any article in the International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews is retained by the author(s) under the under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Permission to use text, content, images, etc. of publication. Any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. But do not use it for commercial use or with the intent to benefit any business.
References
Bandura A. (1989). Human Agency in Social Cognitive Theory. American Psychologist
Guo, X., & Yin, H. (2012). The application of interpersonal communication theory in emergency nursing teaching. Practical Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular and Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
Khongsankham, W. ., Pianthaisong, , Y. ., Meedindam, R. ., Niyomves, B., & Jedaman, P. . (2024). Fostering Emotional Intelligence and Social Competence: A Comprehensive Review of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in Education. Journal of Education and Learning Reviews, 1(1), 17–28. https://doi.org/10.60027/jelr.2024.764
Lim, H.-S. (2023). Short Research Report: The effect of traditional play on the emotional intelligence, social ability, and self-esteem of children in Korean child welfare centers: A mixed-methods study. International Journal of Emotional Education, 15(1), 152–159. https://doi.org/10.56300/kphf2682
Liu, Ke., & Ren, X. (2009). How to enhance group motivation in college student group counseling. Mount Taishan University
Mayer, J.D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D.R. (2000). Emotional Intelligence as Personality and as standard Intelligence. Master Thesis New York: Jossey-Bass.
Miller, E., & Willig, C. (2012). Pluralistic counseling and HIV-positive clients: the importance of shared understanding. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 14(1), 33-46.
Mohamad Yusop et al (2020). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP COUNSELLING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(13). https://doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.13.94
Odacı, H., & Çelik, Ç. B. (2017). Group Counselling on College Students’ Internet Dependency and Life Satisfaction. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 27(2), 239–250. https://doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2017.9
Pratiwi, D. J., Tatag, Y., Siswono, E., & Mariana, N. (2022). The Role-Playing Problem-Posing Learning to Improve Students’ Emotional Intelligence and Mathematics Problem-Solving Skills. IJORER: International Journal of Recent Educational Research, 3(3), 312–322. https://doi.org/10.46245/ijorer.v3i3.217
Rasri, W., Promduea, S. ., Bamrungchai, S. ., & Kanyarat, M. . (2024). Holistic Learning: Integrating Knowledge for Lifelong Benefit Through Natural Human Learning Processes. Journal of Education and Learning Reviews, 1(3), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.60027/jelr.2024.767
Reich, A. J., Claunch, K. D., Verdeja, M. A., Dungan, M. T., Anderson, S., Clayton, C. K., Goates, M. C., & Thacker, E. L. (2020). What does “successful aging” mean to you?—a systematic review and cross-cultural comparison of lay perspectives of older adults in 13 countries, 2010–2020. Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 35, 455-478.
Supriyanto, A., Hartini, S., Irdasari, W. N., Miftahul, A., Oktapiana, S., & Mumpuni, S. D. (2020). Teacher professional quality: Counselling services with technology in the Pandemic Covid-19. Counsellia: Jurnal Bimbingan Dan Konseling, 10(2), 176. https://doi.org/10.25273/counsellia.v10i2.7768
Wang, X., & Wang, Y. (2008). A Review of Dewey's Educational Thought. Hnan vocation-technical Teachers College
Weisbrot, D. M., & Ryst, E. (2020). Debate: Student mental health matters – the heightened need for school‐based mental health in the era of COVID‐19. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12427