ABSTRACT

The present study used thematic analysis to explore participants’ subjective experiences of two group approaches targeting emerging adults’ possible selves. Eighty-six emerging adults were randomly assigned to one of the interventions and responded to four open-ended questions following the completion of the group program. The themes that materialized from the researchers’ interpretation of the data were organized into three overarching categories. These categories included psychosocial changes (four themes), experiences that facilitated group processes (nine themes), and experiences that hindered group processes (five themes). Themes were associated with one or both interventions. The researcher’s analyses of participant experiences highlighted both shared and distinct aspects of the interventions. Findings from the present inquiry provided further support for group intervention as a promising means of strengthening possible selves in emerging adulthood. Moreover, they suggest different possibilities for group counsellors to consider when offering such programming to emerging adult clients.

摘要

本研究使用主题分析来探索参与者对针对新兴成年人可能自我的两组方法的主观体验。八十六名新兴成年人被随机分配到其中一项干预措施，并在小组计划完成后回答四个开放式问题。从研究人员对数据的解释中体现的主题分为三个总体类别。这些类别包括心理社会变化（四个主题）、促进群体过程的经历（九个主题）和阻碍群体过程的经历（五个主题）。主题与一项或两项干预措施相关。研究人员对参与者体验的分析强调了干预措施的共同和不同方面。本次调查的结果为团体干预提供了进一步的支持，将其作为在成年后加强可能的自我的一种有希望的手段。此外，他们建议团体辅导员在向新兴成年客户提供此类节目时要考虑的不同可能性。