Investigation of the effect of spirituality-based psycho-educational study constructed with metaphoric stories on psychological well-being students

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of spirituality-based psycho-education work structured with metaphorical stories on the psychological well-being of high school students. This study is one of the rare studies that examine empirically the relationship between spirituality and psychological well-being in Turkey. The research was carried out with 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students studying in the Private Anatolian High School in the 2020-2021 academic year. The research group consists of a total of 24 students, 11 boys and 13 girls. It is an experimental study consisting of experimental and control groups consisting of pretest, posttest and follow-up tests. . In the study, 6-week psycho-education sessions were done with the experimental group once a week, and collecting data process was completed with the follow-up test two months later. SPSS 15.0 statistical program was used in the analysis of research data. Nonparametric statistics were used in the analysis of the data, and the hypotheses were tested with the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. As a result of all these procedures, a significant increase was found in the psychological well-being levels of the participants in the experimental group according to their pre-test scores in the posttest. Follow-up test was applied to the participants 2 months after the posttest measurement. In the experimental group, it was observed that the effect of the spirituality-based psycho-education program continue on the participants. As a result of the research, it was shown that spirituality-based psychoeducation work had a significant positive and sustainable effect on psychological well-being. Despite the global crisis of the Covid-19 epidemic, it has been observed that the practice of psycho-education ensures that spirituality helps individuals remain psychologically strong. In addition, the efficiency of using metaphorical stories has been revealed in psychoeducational studies. Thus, it has been shown that this kind of method can be used in psycho education and counseling sessions by psychological counselors.