Open AccessThe Effectiveness of an Educational Program based on Psychodrama to Develop Social Interaction Skills and Mental Toughness of a Sample of Victimized Children of Wars and Crisis
Author(s) -
Naser Aldeen I. Abu Hammad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mağallaẗ al-dirāsāt al-tarbawiyyaẗ wa-al-nafsiyyaẗ/journal of educational and psychological studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-7046
pISSN - 2218-6506
DOI - 10.24200/jeps.vol13iss3pp458-474
Subject(s) - mental toughness , psychodrama , psychology , sample (material) , scale (ratio) , mental health , social skills , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , physical therapy , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , athletes
The present study aimed to explore the effectiveness of an educational program based on psychodrama to develop social interaction skills and mental toughness of a sample of victimized children of wars and crisis. The study sample consisted of 52 male and female students from primary school who have experienced wars and crisis. Additionally, the researcher used both social interaction skills scale and mental toughness scale for the study sample. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences between the experimental group and the control group on the mental toughness scale and social interaction skills scale for the experimental group. Overall, the researcher suggested that the intervention program contributed to the improvement of social interaction skills and mental toughness of the experimental group.