Efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy on psychological security, achievement motivation, and social adjustment on three different levels of youth at-risk

The study examined the efficacy of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) in improving the psychological security, achievement motivation, and social adjustment of the three levels of youth at-risk. The improvements in behavior of the subjects were also investigated through their self-reflections written in their journals and through the observation of teachers. The study employed the pretest-posttest design by Campbell and Stanley (1963). Purposive sampling was used in classifying the subjects according to the three levels of risk namely: remote, high risk, and imminent risk. Ten subjects composed each group; groupings were based on the severity of their problem and the behavior indicator designed by the researcher. The Filipino Self-Appraisal Inventory (FSAI) was used to measure psychological security, the Edwards Personal Preference Survey (EPPS) to measure achievement motivation, and the Bell Adjustment Inventory (BAI) to measure social adjustment. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test and Kruskal Wallis Test were employed for the statistical treatment. Analyses and findings of the data reveal that SFBT is effective in bringing about improvements in psychological security, achievement motivation, and social adjustment among youth at-risk regardless of their levels of being at-risk and the number of sessions they were exposed to. SFBT is also effective in producing positive behavioral changes that are observable to clients and teachers