An Empirical Study of the Improvement of College Students' Interpersonal Ability by Group Counseling

This paper conducts an empirical study of college students' mental health through group counseling to investigate the extent to which group counseling is effective in improving college students' interpersonal skill. The results of the study were as follows: at the baseline period, there was no statistically significant difference between the 28-item, four-dimension score on the Comprehensive Interpersonal Relationship Diagnostic Scale between members of the experimental and control groups. After the group counseling intervention, the experimental group had significantly lower total interpersonal scores and scores on all four dimensions than the control group. The results of the pre and post measures of the symptom self-assessment scale showed that there were significant differences in the total score, total mean score, and each evaluation factor between the two scales for the experimental group members. The results of the group intervention evaluation form showed that the experimental group was more satisfied on the five evaluation items. It is concluded that group counseling can effectively improve the interpersonal skills of college students, and its incorporation into the teaching system of college students' mental health education has a broader prospect and higher promotion value.