The purpose ofthisstudywasto examinehowtheexperiencesoftheparticipantsin therole-playing sessions during the lecture on ʻEducational Counsellingʼinfluenced the participantsʼabilityto acquire listening skills and modifytheirbehaviourin an adaptivedirection. Theparticipantsin therole-playing sessionswerefemale university students who had had their names registered for a teacher-training course. The role-playing activities were aimed at developing listening skills; the participants were encouraged to think about the teacherʼsroleat thesametime.Afterthe 7th role-playing session, 99 participantsanswered thequestionnaire.
In statistical data analysis, factor analysis of the three scales was done first, followed by a hierarchical multiple regression analysis to examine the relationship between the three scales. Participants who felt happiness and a profound sense offulfilment from performing freely, and who deeplyunderstood themselves and othersthrough role-playing activities,acquired listening skillssignificantlybetterand improved theirday to-day behaviour in an adaptive direction significantly more than those who did not. On the other hand, understanding the importance oflistening skills did not influencetheacquisition oflistening skills orimprove participantsʼinterpersonal relationships.

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