Psychoeducational Group Counseling for Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Students in Thailand in the Southern Unrest Province

This study aims to study the effect of psychoeducational group counseling on academic achievement of undergraduate students who enroll in the university situated in the southern unrest area, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus. The sampling were 22 sophomores (Thai-Buddhists = 2; Thai-Muslims= 20) chosen from the perceived unsatisfactory GPA. The research instruments were 1) Psychoeducational group counseling 2) Scales which measured stress, coping strategies, and self esteem. The findings revealed that GPA, stress, coping strategies, and self esteem in the experimental group were significantly different after the intervention; but the significant differences were not found in the control group.