Abstract

BASTOS, Teresa; CARVALHO, Joana de  and  SILVA, Mafalda Guedes. Expectations and satisfaction with the group analytic large group in the Xv Portuguese National Congress and XII Luso-Brazilian Meeting of Group Analysis and Group Analytic Psychotherapy. Vínculo [online]. 2017, vol.14, n.1, pp. 1-15. ISSN 1806-2490.

The interest in studying the group analytic large group is not new and several books and papers have been published revealing the concern in deepening the phenomena that are associated with it. The authors present the results of an exploratory study about the expectations and the participants' satisfaction in the large group that took place in the XV Portuguese National Congress and XII Luso-Brazilian Meeting of Group Analysis and Group Analytic Psychotherapy, October 2015 in Lisbon. The data presented was collected using a convenience sample. The study participants answered two questionnaires in two different moments, before and after. The sample was comprised by 13 participants (that respond both the surveys forms) age 25-88 years old, mainly females Portuguese psychologist and members of the Portuguese Group Analytic Society. The results obtained are in accordance with those described in the literature. Those who have had attending large groups before had more positive expectations and felt more satisfied.

Keywords : group analytic large group; Group Analysis; Exploratory Study; Survey; Luso-Brazilian Meeting.

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