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The Effectiveness of Empty Chair Technique on Psychological W ell-being among Transgenders


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Transgender is remorselessly neglected community in India who faces discrimination, bullying and trauma (Mal, 2015) leading to lack of social support and social isolation (Beemyn & Rankin, 2011). Additional to this they lead to disturbed Psychological Well-being and mental health issues arising from family , peers and society (Patten & Juby , 2008). Interventions could benefit in terms of trauma, abuse, lack of self-confidence and awareness. To assess the effectiveness of Empty Chair Technique on Psychological Well-being among Transgenders. A sample of 4 Transgender individuals between the age of 20-40 years was taken, following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample was selected using purposive sampling technique and Quasi-experimental study with a between group pre-test and post-test without control group research design was used. The tool used was Psychological Well-Being Scale-42 (Ryff, 2007). The data was analysed using non-parametric statistics-Mann Whitney U test and Spearman Rank Correlation test. Results: The results showed that there was a difference was found between pre and post-test of Psychological Well-being (p= 0.05) after Empty Chair Technique. On the basis of qualitative analysis, the researcher concludes that Empty Chair Technique is an effective intervention to increase Psychological Well-being among Transgenders. This study provides a good base to use and study empty chair as therapy in India.

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empty chair technique, psychological well-being, transgender
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Sawani Gupta
Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh, India
Ayushi Gaur
Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Transgender is remorselessly neglected community in India who faces discrimination, bullying and trauma (Mal, 2015) leading to lack of social support and social isolation (Beemyn & Rankin, 2011). Additional to this they lead to disturbed Psychological Well-being and mental health issues arising from family , peers and society (Patten & Juby , 2008). Interventions could benefit in terms of trauma, abuse, lack of self-confidence and awareness. To assess the effectiveness of Empty Chair Technique on Psychological Well-being among Transgenders. A sample of 4 Transgender individuals between the age of 20-40 years was taken, following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample was selected using purposive sampling technique and Quasi-experimental study with a between group pre-test and post-test without control group research design was used. The tool used was Psychological Well-Being Scale-42 (Ryff, 2007). The data was analysed using non-parametric statistics-Mann Whitney U test and Spearman Rank Correlation test. Results: The results showed that there was a difference was found between pre and post-test of Psychological Well-being (p= 0.05) after Empty Chair Technique. On the basis of qualitative analysis, the researcher concludes that Empty Chair Technique is an effective intervention to increase Psychological Well-being among Transgenders. This study provides a good base to use and study empty chair as therapy in India.

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empty chair technique, psychological well-being, transgender

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2022%2Fv13i2%2F215368