I'm Going to be a Psychologist – A Qualitative Studyof Psychology Students on Lay Psychology and Lay Counselling

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.58743/asv2025vol13no1.386" target="_blank" >10.58743/asv2025vol13no1.386</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

I'm Going to be a Psychologist – A Qualitative Studyof Psychology Students on Lay Psychology and Lay Counselling

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Lay psychology is a common part of everyday interpersonal life. Psychology students encounter it not only as recipients but also as informal providers of psychological support. Exploring these experiences offers valuable insights into how students perceive the boundaries between lay and professional help and how these experiences contribute to the formation of their professional identity. A total of 191 undergraduate psychology students participated in a qualitative study using a non-standardized questionnaire with five open-ended questions. The responses were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, with the aim of capturing students’ personal experiences and reflections on lay counselling. Students demonstrated a high degree of ethical awareness, recognized the limits of their competence, and were able to identify situations in which professional help should be recommended. They viewed lay helping as a meaningful context for developing key counselling skills, such as empathy, active listening, and respect for the autonomy of others. Findings suggest that lay counselling provides a natural space for learning helping competencies. It may be understood as an initial step towards professional psychological practice, where ethical sensitivity and responsibility for psychological support begin to emerge. Psychology education should reflect these experiences and support students in learning how to respond safely and ethically when placed in informal helping roles.

Název v anglickém jazyce

I'm Going to be a Psychologist – A Qualitative Studyof Psychology Students on Lay Psychology and Lay Counselling

Popis výsledku anglicky

Lay psychology is a common part of everyday interpersonal life. Psychology students encounter it not only as recipients but also as informal providers of psychological support. Exploring these experiences offers valuable insights into how students perceive the boundaries between lay and professional help and how these experiences contribute to the formation of their professional identity. A total of 191 undergraduate psychology students participated in a qualitative study using a non-standardized questionnaire with five open-ended questions. The responses were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, with the aim of capturing students’ personal experiences and reflections on lay counselling. Students demonstrated a high degree of ethical awareness, recognized the limits of their competence, and were able to identify situations in which professional help should be recommended. They viewed lay helping as a meaningful context for developing key counselling skills, such as empathy, active listening, and respect for the autonomy of others. Findings suggest that lay counselling provides a natural space for learning helping competencies. It may be understood as an initial step towards professional psychological practice, where ethical sensitivity and responsibility for psychological support begin to emerge. Psychology education should reflect these experiences and support students in learning how to respond safely and ethically when placed in informal helping roles.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Acta Salus Vitae

ISSN

1805-8787

e-ISSN

1805-8787

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

24-42

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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