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Published on: September 11, 2021
[Therapy motivation of students: the desire for pedagogic-therapeutic help]
1Abteilung für angewandte und klinische Psychologie, Institut für Psychologie der Universität Wien, Universitätsstr.7, A-1010 Wien.
Abstract:
As part of an investigation of Austrian school counseling services 9-to-14-years-old students of 25 classes in primary and secondary schools answered a questionnaire regarding their classroom situation which included questions about the wish for pedagogical-therapeutic help by a counseling teacher. Through a pupil nomination inventory an independent evaluation of the student behavior was achieved. The results revealed that about a fourth of all pupils had the wish for a possibility to talk over their concerns and a sixth had the wish for support in their relationships with their fellow students. A detailed analysis of the characteristics of students with a wish for support revealed that loneliness and depression as well as victimization by other students were important motives for the wish for support. Aggressive behavior was not a reason for wishing support in the relationship with other students. Consequences for the organization of counseling services in schools are discussed.
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