The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy based psychoeducation program to university students’ meaning levels of life

This study aims to examine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation program on university students’ meaning of life levels. Solomon Four Groups Model was used in the study. Within the context of this model, two experimental groups and two control groups, each including 9 members, were formed. Experimental groups received acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychoeducation program for 8 sessions while control groups received no specific treatment. In accordance with Solomon Four Groups Experimental Model, one experimental and one control group took a pretest. However, the remaining groups did not attend such a test. All groups took a post test. Observation was applied on all of the groups two months after the end of the sessions. Statistical analyses revealed that search of meaning levels of the experimental groups decreased significantly while their presence of meaning levels increased significantly. It was concluded that the psychoeducation program developed based on the therapy resulted in an increase in presence of meaning, and a decrease in the level of search of meaning. In brief, the findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and suggestions based on the results of the research were presented.