# The Effect of Solution-Focused Brief Group Counseling on Adolescents’ Self-Confidence Levels

## TL;DR

This study shows that solution-focused brief group counseling significantly boosts adolescents' self-confidence and maintains these gains over time.

## Contribution

The study provides empirical evidence that SFBC effectively increases self-confidence in adolescents with low or moderate levels.

## Key findings

- SFBC significantly increased self-confidence levels in adolescents with low and moderate baseline scores.
- The gains in self-confidence were maintained during the follow-up period.
- Control groups showed no significant changes in self-confidence over time.

## Abstract

Solution-focused brief group counseling is a systematic approach that centers on solutions rather than the problem itself. In this approach, which focuses on the strengths of the clients, the solutions are generated by the clients themselves, which is theorized to positively affect their self-confidence. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC) on adolescents’ self-confidence levels. In line with the purpose of the study, the following hypothesis was tested: SFBC will significantly increase the self-confidence levels of adolescents with low and moderate self-confidence, and these gains will be maintained during the follow-up period. Utilizing a 2 × 3 mixed design (experimental/control groups × pre-test/post-test/follow-up), participants with low and moderate self-confidence scores were randomly assigned to either experimental or control groups. The adolescents in the experimental groups received a six-session SFBC intervention developed by the researcher. Data were collected using the Self-Confidence Scale and a personal information form. According to the findings, SFBC provided a statistically significant increase in the self-confidence levels of the adolescents in the experimental groups for both low and moderate baseline levels. These improvements were successfully maintained during the follow-up period, whereas no significant differences were found across the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measurements of the participants in the control groups.