A Study to Assess the Effect of Movement Therapy on Self-Esteem Among Orphaned Children in Selected Orphanage at Kanyakumari District

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the effect of movement therapy on self-esteem among orphaned children in selected orphanage at Kanyakumari district. The research approach adopted for this study was quantitative approach to assess the effectiveness of movement therapy on self-esteem among orphaned children in a selected orphanage at Kanyakumari district. The research design used for this study was quasi-experimental with one-group pretest–posttest design. The sample size consisted of 30 orphaned children. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the orphaned children on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Standardized Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to assess the self-esteem. Before conducting the study, the nature and purpose of the study were explained to the orphaned children with self-introduction and an oral consent was obtained from them. Pretest and posttest levels of self-esteem were assessed by using standardized Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the orphaned children were asked to respond to the tool. Movement therapy was taught by the investigator and the orphaned children were motivated to do movement therapy. The duration of movement therapy lasts for 30 minutes per day till 6 weeks. Result revealed that the mean score before the intervention was 12.17 ± 1.82 and the same after the administration of movement therapy was 19.95 ± 4.71. The mean increased self-esteem was 7.78 ± 2.89 and the calculated t-test value was 9.02, which was higher than the table value 3.66 at df = 29 and p < 0.001. Hence, the t-test was highly significant. These findings indicate that movement therapy played a major role in improving self-esteem among orphaned children.