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Effectiveness of Psychodrama on Self Esteem Among Nursing Students at Selected College of Nursing at Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India

Bens Jenifer S., Baby Merin

Abstract


Self-esteem is a human basic need, where people need to feel worth of living. Self-esteem is important in the maintenance of the self-concept. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of psychodrama therapy on self-esteem among adolescents in B.Sc. (N) 2nd year students. Psychodrama is a group psychotherapy technique that employs unique dramatic methods to investigate personality traits, interpersonal relationships, conflicts, and emotional issues. The sample size consists of 40 adolescents, 20 in experimental group and 20 in control group were selected by convenient sampling technique. Demographic information was gathered in the initial 5 min, after which the researcher distributed the Rosenberg self-esteem scale directly to the students and instructed them to complete it. The results showed that 65% of students had very high self-esteem and 35% of students had moderate self-esteem and there is no one who had very low self-esteem after providing psychodrama. The results of the study indicated a connection between self-esteem and the demographic factors.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijnn.v9i2.2369

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