Intervention study of the improvement of narrative group counseling on college students interpersonal communication

Objective To explore the interventional effect of narrative group counseling on college students with interpersonal problems and to provide references for improving the interpersonal ability of college students.Methods Through the assessment of Interpersonal Relationship Integrative Diagnostic Scale(IRIDS) and interview,thirty-two college students with interpersonal problems were randomly assigned into experimental group and control group.The experimental group was provided with narrative group counseling once a week for 6 weeks.IRIDS and Social Avoidance and Distress Scale(SADS) were used to assess the interpersonal level in two groups before and after the group counseling.Results Before the group counseling,there was no significant difference in the facors of interpersonal level,social avoidance,and distress between two groups(P>0.05);after the group counseling,the differences before and after measured were statistically significant in conversation,communication,heterosexual intercourse,interpersonal total score,social avoidance,social distress and social total score beween two groups (P<0.05);four weeks after the group counseling,the differences before and after measured were statistically significant in conversation,communication,heterosexual intercourse,social avoidance,social distress and social total score beween two groups(P<0.05).Conclusion Narrative group counseling can improve the level of interpersonal communication,social avoidance and social distress,and has a lasting effect.