Effect of cognitive-behavioral play therapy in the self-esteem and social anxiety of students

Abstract

Self-esteem and lack of social phobia are considered amongst the components of mental health. These features are more likely to be created during the early years of life like any other mental aspect. Hence, the present research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy in selfesteem and social anxiety of student. The statistical population included all the students in Tehran, from whom a sample of 24 was drawn through multi-stage cluster sampling. They were randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups. The data gathering tools included Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale and Connor Social Phobia Inventory. The experimental group underwent the group play therapy while the control group received no treatment. The findings indicated that group play therapy was effective in the increase of self-esteem and decrease of social phobia among the students. Therefore, it is recommended that children's counseling and therapy centers as well as school officials employ the necessary interventions to enhance health, improve self-esteem, and decrease social phobia with regard to the necessary constructs for the improvement of children's and adolescents' mental health.Keywords: Anxiety, Cognitive-Behavioral, Play Therapy, SelfEsteem Journal of Research & HealthSocial Development & Health Promotion Research Center Vol. 8, No. 3, May & Jun 2018 Pages: 278-285 DOI: 10.29252/jrh.8.3.278 Original Article

Effects of cognitive cehavioral play therapy techniques on low self-esteem among students

“…Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) approach has been compelling in the attachment of treatment sessions and it has explicit, tangible goals and strategies. In the previous research also stated that this therapy has increase the level ofself-esteem by 19% among students in treatment groups (Atayi, et al, 2018;Sakata, et al, 2021).…”

“…In an investigation done by MadadiZavare, Kamkar and Golparvar (Ghasemian Siahkalroudi & Zarbakhsh Bahri, 2015), they demonstrated the impact of play on the expansion of self-esteem on blind students. Baggerly& Parker (Atayi, Hashemi Razini, & Hatami, 2018) concluded that group play therapy hasimpactsly affects self-esteem. Braton et al (Atayi, et al, 2018;Newman, 2020) reviewed over 82 studies and concluded that play therapy lead to the improvement of self-esteem.Based on the previous research, the study of the journal was about "Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral play therapy group on self-esteem and social skills in girls' elementary school" (2015).…”

“…Baggerly& Parker (Atayi, Hashemi Razini, & Hatami, 2018) concluded that group play therapy hasimpactsly affects self-esteem. Braton et al (Atayi, et al, 2018;Newman, 2020) reviewed over 82 studies and concluded that play therapy lead to the improvement of self-esteem.Based on the previous research, the study of the journal was about "Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral play therapy group on self-esteem and social skills in girls' elementary school" (2015). In the journal, it is recommended that this style of play therapy are widely used by counselors to enhance adults with low self-esteem.Wettig, Coleman and Geider (Ghasemian Siahkalroudi & Zarbakhsh Bahri, 2015;Van den Bergh, et al, 2020) concluded in their study that immediate and short term play therapy fundamentally improved assertiveness, self-confidence and trust and furthermore improves verbal communication and acknowledgement of them and lessens their social disengagement.…”

Play Therapy for Children with Anxiety Disorders

“…A child's anxiety level significantly decreases when given play therapy. Reduced social anxiety is also followed by an increase in self-esteem and social skills of children who develop during the play therapy process (Atayi, Hashemi Razini, & Hatami, 2018;Mollamohammadi & Yazdkhasti, 2017). High anxiety is also found in children with academic problems such as poor academic performance and learning disabilities (Mohammadinia, Fatemi, Nasiri, & Pirnia, 2018;Stulmaker & Ray, 2015).…”

The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy on Children’s Self-Esteem

“…The current study tested a direct protocol for improving self-esteem through group therapy with children, which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been adequately researched to date. Controlled studies on CBT for improving self-esteem in children have found this method to be highly effective [34,[60][61][62]. The content of CBGT designed to increase self-esteem in children focuses on identifying the thinking patterns that produce negative thoughts, on modifying thinking strategies, and on problem solving [34].…”