Efficacy of psychoeducation group in reducing shyness among college students

This study investigated what constituted excessive hiya and the efficacy of psychoeducational group in reducing the shyness of the college two-phase study had focus group discussion among 14 college students and survey among 10 college counselors in the first phase. Qualitative data of phase 1 was content analyzed, categorized and frequencies were recorded. The results revealed that excessive hiya among college students chiefly constitute of their high levels of anxiety, irrational beliefs and depression. The experimental second phase involved 43 college undergraduate students between 18- 20 years of age. They were shy students who completed an intake interview Form, and, came from one of the Universities in Manila, Philippines. State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck’s Depression Inventory and Irrational beliefs Inventories were used as measures during the second phase. Quantitative data was analyzed employing inferential statistics (2-way repeated ANOVA). Findings showed that psychoeducational group had considerable influence in reducing the shyness of the participants as their anxiety, irrational beliefs and depression levels were reduced. The follow-up assessment 40 days after the posttest assessment showed no significant difference in the changes, confirming the stability of these changes. Limitations of this study and recommendations for future study are included in the discussion