Abstract
Psychodrama’s contribution to raising awareness and developing individuals is well known. It enables the individuals to see the underlying reasons behind their emotions, thoughts and behaviors. In this article of the Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie, the aim of this research is to analyze the effect of psychodrama group practice on the subjective well-being of first grade nursing students. In keeping with this aim, the study was conducted in a quasi-experimental pattern, without a pretest-posttest control group in this research. Methods: in 2018–2019 34 first grade students, from the nursing faculty of health sciences of a university, who had selected psychodrama lessons, agreed to participate in the research. These students formed the research population. The data was collected by an Information Form and Subjective Well-Being Scale (SWS). Both descriptive statistical methods and Paired Sample T‑Test were applied in the data analysis. The significance level was evaluated as p < 0.05. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.28 ± 1.3 (min: 19 max: 26). Of the participants, 53.1% (n = 17) were female, 46.9% (n = 15) were male and 81.7% (n = 26) were Turkish citizens. A significant difference was statistically determined with reference to previous psychodrama history in “positive and negative emotions” and “purposes” scales from the SWS subscale for the participants (p < 0.05). Similarly, it was also determined that there were developments in “Comparison of his/her Life with his/her own History and Other People’s Life, Self-Confidence, Optimism, Activities Being Interested, Looking to Future and Family Relationships” scales and total score; however, these developments were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: After the psychodrama group, it was observed that the participants became skillful with their emotional awareness, distinguishing personal needs and being aware of these needs. The effectiveness psychodrama on the subjective well-being was also supported by the study results.
Zusammenfassung
Das Psychodrama leistet einen Beitrag zur Sensibilisierung und Entwicklung des Einzelnen. Es bietet den Individuen die Möglichkeit, die Gründe für einige Emotionen, Gedanken und Verhaltensweisen zu erkennen. In diesem Artikel der Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie besteht der Zweck der Forschung darin, die Auswirkung der Psychodrama-Gruppenpraxis auf das subjektive Wohlbefinden von Studierenden im ersten Studienjahr zu analysieren. Dieser Zielsetzung entsprechend wurde diese Untersuchung im quasi-experimentellen Muster ohne Prä-Test- und Post-Test-Kontrollgruppe durchgeführt. Methodik: 34 Studierende im ersten Studienjahr, die sich für eine Psychodrama-Lektion entschieden und sich bereit erklärten, 2018/2019 an der Forschung der Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften einer Universität teilzunehmen, bildeten die Stichprobe der Forschung. Die Daten wurden mit dem Informationsformular und der Subjektiven Wohlfühlskala (SWS) gesammelt. Bei der Datenanalyse wurden sowohl deskriptive statistische Methoden als auch der Paired Sample T‑Test praktiziert. Das Signifikanzniveau wurde mit p < 0,05 bestimmt. Ergebnisse: Das Durchschnittsalter der TeilnehmerInnen beträgt 20,28 ± 1,3 (min: 19 max: 26). Von den TeilnehmerInnen sind 53,1 % (n = 17) weiblich, 46,9 % (n = 15) männlich. 81,7% (n = 26) sind türkische StaatsbürgerInnen. Ein signifikanter Unterschied wurde statistisch in Bezug auf die Vorerfahrungen mit Psychodrama in Bezug auf die Skalen „positive und negative Emotionen“ und „Zwecke“ aus der SWS-Subskala für die TeilnehmerInnen festgestellt (p < 0,05). In ähnlicher Weise wurde auch festgestellt, dass es Entwicklungen auf den Skalen „Vergleich seines Lebens mit seiner eigenen Geschichte und dem Leben anderer Menschen, Selbstvertrauen, Optimismus, interessierte Aktivitäten, Blick auf die Zukunft und familiäre Beziehungen“ gab Ergebnis; Diese Entwicklungen waren jedoch statistisch nicht signifikant (p > 0,05). Schlussfolgerung: Nach der Psychodrama-Anwendung wurde beobachtet, dass die TeilnehmerInnen emotional aufmerksamer wurden, ihre persönlichen Bedürfnisse klarer unterscheiden konnten und diesen Bedürfnissen mehr Aufmerksamkeit widmeten. Die Wirksamkeit des Psychodramas auf das subjektive Wohlbefinden wurde auch durch die Studienergebnisse gestützt.
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compossibility—defined as the ability or possibility of coexisting.
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Kaya, F. The effect of Psychodrama practice on the subjective well-being in nursing students: A quasi-experimental study. Z Psychodrama Soziom 19 (Suppl 1), 255–266 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11620-020-00575-9
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