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A Mixed‐Methodological Evaluation of a Subjective Well‐Being Intervention Program With Elementary‐Age Students
Author(s) -
Lenz A. Stephen,
Gerlach Jennifer,
Dell’Aquila Julia,
Pester Danielle
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12314
Subject(s) - empathy , life satisfaction , psychology , intervention (counseling) , thematic analysis , salient , applied psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , qualitative research , social psychology , computer science , psychiatry , social science , artificial intelligence , sociology
An embedded mixed‐methods design was implemented with 34 elementary‐age students (mean age = 10.15 years, SD = 0.65) to evaluate salient experiences and improvements in protective factors and life satisfaction associated with a subjective well‐being intervention program (SWIP). Analyses resulted in a model of participant experiences in which thematic experiences with SWIP participation (improved emotional expression, enhanced self‐discovery, and increased empathy) promoted the emergence of protective factors (self‐concept and self‐confidence) that contributed to life satisfaction.