Abstract
The present study examined effects of Structured Group Encounter (SGE) on participants’ self-concept
and psychological adjustment. SGE programs, which consisted of three themes (communication, group
discussion and career), were performed in sessions of a university where 63 undergraduate students (39
males and 24 females) participated. Participants were asked to complete questionnaires on self-concept
and psychological adjustment in pre and post sessions, and also to evaluate contents of each theme of
SGE programs. Results showed that there scarcely emerged effects of SGE, while it was also revealed
such effects in the post session as those who positively evaluated the SGE program on group discussion,
showed increased trust for self and others, and those who positively evaluated the program on career had
taken forward-looking attitudes toward the vocational decision. Availability of SGE performed in the
sessions of the a university and the possibility of applying SGE to career education in universities were
discussed based on the results.
