Developing a competency scale for selecting and assessing psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges: a pilot study in Guizhou Province, China

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1402403

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	Developing a competency scale for selecting and assessing psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges: a pilot study in Guizhou Province, China
	Guo, Junru 1,2; Chen, Wei 2,3; Liu, Meilan 4; Jiang, Lirong 1; Chen, Yurong 1; Zhao, Xiaoqing 5; Peng, Dan 6; Jiang, Xuefeng 7; Wang, Li 3; Wang, Dongmei 3
通讯作者	Wang, Li(wangli1@psych.ac.cn) ; Wang, Dongmei(wangdm@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	Introduction: Psychological peer counselors play a crucial role in the mental health education of college students, especially in ethnic regions. The study zeroes in on developing a tool for selecting and assessing psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges and universities, using Guizhou Province as a case study. Materials and methods: Focusing on psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area higher education institutions, this study amalgamates open-ended questionnaire surveys, interviews, and literature analysis to construct a competency characteristics questionnaire. The questionnaire underwent pretesting with 450 psychological peer counselors in colleges and universities, involving entry analysis and exploratory factor analysis. Subsequently, it was administered formally to 570 psychological peer counselors for confirmatory factor analysis, coupled with internal consistency reliability tests at the empirical validity level. A subset of 230 psychological peer counselors was retested after three-month intervals. The Interpersonal Reaction Coefficient Scale (IRC-C) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were employed for validity tests. Results: The questionnaire consists of 21 items across four factors-role identity, communication sensitivity, personal traits, and professional ethic-cumulatively explaining 66.26% of the variance. The validated factor analyses demonstrated a good model fit (X-2/df=2.67, SRMR=0.04, TLI/NNFI=0.93, CFI=0.94, RMSEA=0.05, AIC=21960.17, BIC=22261.10). The questionnaire's total and factor scores correlated positively with the total scores of the IRC-C/GSES (r=0.18-0.64; all p<0.01). The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the total questionnaire and individual factors ranged from 0.73 to 0.95, retest reliability from 0.64 to 0.92, and split-half reliabilities from 0.71 to 0.94. Conclusion: The Competency Scale for Psychological Peer Counselors in Colleges of Ethnic Areas demonstrates robust reliability and validity, making it a reliable tool for future screening of psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges and universities.
关键词	ethnic-area college student psychological peer counselors competency characteristics Chinese experience
	2024-12-11
语种	英语
DOI	10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1402403
发表期刊	FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN	1664-1078
卷号	15 页码:11
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	2023 Annual Research Base Project for Humanities and Social Sciences in Guizhou Province Universities[23RWJD106] ; Guizhou Minzu University ; Institute of Psychology, CAS[GJ202006] ; 2020 Project for Education Sciences Planning in Guizhou Province[2020B159]
出版者	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
WOS关键词	CULTURAL COMPETENCE ; MENTAL-HEALTH ; STIGMA
WOS研究方向	Psychology
WOS类目	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001389339500001
资助机构	2023 Annual Research Base Project for Humanities and Social Sciences in Guizhou Province Universities ; Guizhou Minzu University ; Institute of Psychology, CAS ; 2020 Project for Education Sciences Planning in Guizhou Province
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/48614
通讯作者	Wang, Li; Wang, Dongmei
作者单位	1.Guizhou Minzu Univ, Dept Psychol, Guiyang, Peoples R China 2.Guizhou Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Guiyang, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, CAS Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Maochang Middle Sch, Bijie, Peoples R China 5.Guizhou Univ, Student Affairs Off, Guiyang, Peoples R China 6.Guizhou Med Univ, Student Affairs Off, Guiyang, Peoples R China 7.Dalian Minzu Univ, Student Affairs Off, Dalian, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Guo, Junru,Chen, Wei,Liu, Meilan,et al. Developing a competency scale for selecting and assessing psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges: a pilot study in Guizhou Province, China[J]. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY,2024,15:11.
APA	Guo, Junru.,Chen, Wei.,Liu, Meilan.,Jiang, Lirong.,Chen, Yurong.,...&Wang, Dongmei.(2024).Developing a competency scale for selecting and assessing psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges: a pilot study in Guizhou Province, China.FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY,15,11.
MLA	Guo, Junru,et al."Developing a competency scale for selecting and assessing psychological peer counselors in ethnic-area colleges: a pilot study in Guizhou Province, China".FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY 15(2024):11.