The Impact of a Counseling Program on Enhancing Psychological Flow Among Secondary School Students

Abstract

The current study aimed to design a counseling program for enhancing psychological flow among secondary school students, to investigate the effect of the program on psychological flow, and to determine the size of its impact. The researcher adopted the experimental method, and the study sample consisted of 76 male and female students. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher developed the Psychological Flow Scale in its final version, which consisted of 40 items. The validity of the scale was verified through face validity and statistical analysis of the items, while its reliability was confirmed using two methods: test-retest, which yielded a coefficient of 0.92, and Cronbach’s alpha, which reached 0.87. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed to analyze the study data. Based on the results, the researcher developed a counseling program according to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s theory of flow, consisting of 14 sessions held three times a week. The program was applied to the experimental group, while no counseling program was provided to the control group. After completing the program, the scale was re-administered to both groups (post-test), and the results indicated statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group. In light of these findings, the researcher presented several recommendations and suggestions.