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Efficacy of Integrated Art Therapy on Social Competence, Self-esteem, and Personal Growth Initiative among Adolescents from Tribal Areas


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1 K.P., Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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It has been decades, the focus of scientists, researchers, and authorities are on marginalized groups in order to uplift them in all aspects. Reservation and many other schemes are implemented. But in order to make the process efficient and effective, scientific strategies should be executed from the ground level. So, the focus should be given to enhancing the skills of children. Research studies have revealed there are many psychosocial issues for adolescents. Here the focus is on enhancing their social skills. The current study is conducted with the objective to evaluate the effect of integrated expressive art therapies on Social Competence, Self-esteem, and Personal Growth initiative. Standardized tools like the Adolescents Social Competence Scale by Devassy and Raji (2012); Self-esteem Scale by Rosenberg (1965); and Personal Growth Initiative by Christine Robitscheck (2008) were used as tools. A total sample of 60 adolescents from the tribal area participated in the research and painting, role play, storytelling, finger painting, and making collages are part of the integrated art therapy. Statistical t such as Independent t-tests and paired t-test were used for statistical analysis. The results revealed that there is a significant difference in social competence, self-esteem, and personal growth initiative among the experimental and control group. So, the intervention was found to be effective in enhancing social competence, self-esteem, and personal growth initiative among adolescents from tribal areas.

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social competence, self-esteem, personal growth initiative, integrated art therapy, tribal adolescents
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Authors

Ayisha Rahna
K.P., Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
R Nithya
Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


It has been decades, the focus of scientists, researchers, and authorities are on marginalized groups in order to uplift them in all aspects. Reservation and many other schemes are implemented. But in order to make the process efficient and effective, scientific strategies should be executed from the ground level. So, the focus should be given to enhancing the skills of children. Research studies have revealed there are many psychosocial issues for adolescents. Here the focus is on enhancing their social skills. The current study is conducted with the objective to evaluate the effect of integrated expressive art therapies on Social Competence, Self-esteem, and Personal Growth initiative. Standardized tools like the Adolescents Social Competence Scale by Devassy and Raji (2012); Self-esteem Scale by Rosenberg (1965); and Personal Growth Initiative by Christine Robitscheck (2008) were used as tools. A total sample of 60 adolescents from the tribal area participated in the research and painting, role play, storytelling, finger painting, and making collages are part of the integrated art therapy. Statistical t such as Independent t-tests and paired t-test were used for statistical analysis. The results revealed that there is a significant difference in social competence, self-esteem, and personal growth initiative among the experimental and control group. So, the intervention was found to be effective in enhancing social competence, self-esteem, and personal growth initiative among adolescents from tribal areas.

Keywords


social competence, self-esteem, personal growth initiative, integrated art therapy, tribal adolescents

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