Persevering Hope and Self-Compassion in Parents Through Group Psychological Counseling: A Positive Psychotherapy Approach

This study investigated the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy-based group counseling on parents’ persevering hope and self-compassion. Sixty-four parents (32 experimental, 32 control; mean age 37.63 years) participated in a fully experimental design with pretest, counseling intervention, post-test, and two follow-ups over 1.5 years. Results indicated significant improvements in hope and self-compassion for the experimental group at all stages, with outcomes consistently superior to those of the control group. These findings demonstrate that long-term, follow-up-based positive psychotherapy is an effective intervention for enhancing parents’ psychological resilience and emotional health. The study contributes to family counseling practice and research by providing evidence of the intervention’s efficacy.