THE EFFECT OF GROUP COUNSELING BASED ON SOCIAL COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORY ON SELF-DISCIPLINE OF MATTAYOMSUKSA I STUDENTS OF LAMPLAIMAT SCHOOL IN BURIRAM PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this quasi-experimental research were 1)   to compare the effect of group counseling based on social cognitive learning theory on self-discipline between Mattayomsuksa 1 students who participated in group counseling and those who did not, 2) to compare the effect of group counseling  based on social cognitive learning theory on self-discipline of Mattayomsuksa 1 students before and after the experiment; and 3) to compare the effect of group counseling  based on social cognitive learning theory on self-discipline of Mattayomsuksa 1 student after the experiment ended and in the follow-up period.  The samples, which were selected by using simple random sampling, were 16 Mattayomsuksa 1 students at Lamplaimat School in Buriram province, whose self-discipline score was at low or medium level. The members of the samples were divided into 2 groups: 8 samples were participating in the experimental group and 8 samples were participating in the control group. The research tools included: self-discipline measurement and group counseling program based on social cognitive learning theory on self-discipline. The collected data were analyzed by using the t-test for independent samples and t-test for dependent samples.

The research found that: 1) After group counseling based on social cognitive learning theory, the students in the experimental group exhibited self-discipline at a higher level than those in control group with statistically significant at .05 level, 2) After group counseling based on social cognitive learning theory, the students achieved higher self-discipline scores than before receiving the experiment with statistically significant at .05 level; and 3) In group counseling  based on social cognitive learning theory, there was no difference in self-discipline after the experiment ended and in the two weeks follow-up period after the experiment was completed.