The Purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of military peer counseling training program to peer counseling ability of soldiers on service. The research questions are as follow;First, does military peer counseling training program affect impro...
The Purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of military peer counseling training program to peer counseling ability of soldiers on service. The research questions are as follow;First, does military peer counseling training program affect improvement of self-esteem?Second, does military peer counseling training program affect improvement of group cohesion?The training program was processed 8 hours a day, total 4 sessions. The participants were currently serving in the army in Koyang city and Paju city. Experiment group and control group were pre-tested before the program, and re-tested after the program.The instrument were revised 'Self Concept Scale(Lee Hoon Jin, 1997)' and 'Group Cohesion Scale(Kang Soon Hwa, 1994)'.Collected data were analyzed by t-test, analysis of covariance, and multiple regression. The results of the research were as follow;First, the difference between experiment group and control group of re-test result was statistically significant.Second, the analysis of covariance was processed to see the change of self concept score after the program, and self concept score was significantly improved.In conclusion, the program has positive effect to both self-esteem and group cohesion. Consequently, this program will contribute to build healthy military structure.