Enhancing Social and Emotional Well-Being Through Drama Therapy: Evidence from Adolescents with Physical Disabilities

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of drama therapy on friendship quality and emotion regulation in adolescents with physical disabilities. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with ۴۰ adolescents aged ۱۳-۱۸ years, randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving drama therapy (n=۲۰) or a control group (n=۲۰). The intervention comprised ten ۶۰-minute sessions over three months. Measures used included the Friendship Quality Scale (FQS) and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and three-month follow-up. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc tests, with analyses performed in SPSS version ۲۷. Significant improvements were observed in the intervention group compared to the control group. For friendship quality, the intervention group’s scores increased from a mean (M) of ۵۵.۱۲ (SD = ۵.۴۷) at pre-intervention to ۶۸.۲۵ (SD = ۶.۲۳) post-intervention and slightly decreased to ۶۶.۸۴ (SD = ۶.۰۱) at follow-up. Emotion regulation scores in the intervention group increased from ۳۶.۴۵ (SD = ۴.۱۲) at pre-intervention to ۴۵.۷۸ (SD = ۴.۹۶) post-intervention and slightly decreased to ۴۴.۶۷ (SD = ۴.۸۱) at follow-up. ANOVA results showed significant main effects for group and time (p < .۰۰۱), with significant interactions between time and group for both variables (p < .۰۰۱). Bonferroni post-hoc tests confirmed significant pre- to post-intervention and pre- to follow-up improvements in the intervention group (p < .۰۰۱). Drama therapy significantly enhances friendship quality and emotion regulation in adolescents with physical disabilities, with effects sustained at a three-month follow-up. These findings support the incorporation of drama therapy in therapeutic programs for this population to address their unique psychosocial challenges. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of drama therapy on friendship quality and emotion regulation in adolescents with physical disabilities. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with ۴۰ adolescents aged ۱۳-۱۸ years, randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving drama therapy (n=۲۰) or a control group (n=۲۰). The intervention comprised ten ۶۰-minute sessions over three months. Measures used included the Friendship Quality Scale (FQS) and the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and three-month follow-up. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and Bonferroni post-hoc tests, with analyses performed in SPSS version ۲۷. Significant improvements were observed in the intervention group compared to the control group. For friendship quality, the intervention group’s scores increased from a mean (M) of ۵۵.۱۲ (SD = ۵.۴۷) at pre-intervention to ۶۸.۲۵ (SD = ۶.۲۳) post-intervention and slightly decreased to ۶۶.۸۴ (SD = ۶.۰۱) at follow-up. Emotion regulation scores in the intervention group increased from ۳۶.۴۵ (SD = ۴.۱۲) at pre-intervention to ۴۵.۷۸ (SD = ۴.۹۶) post-intervention and slightly decreased to ۴۴.۶۷ (SD = ۴.۸۱) at follow-up. ANOVA results showed significant main effects for group and time (p < .۰۰۱), with significant interactions between time and group for both variables (p < .۰۰۱). Bonferroni post-hoc tests confirmed significant pre- to post-intervention and pre- to follow-up improvements in the intervention group (p < .۰۰۱). Drama therapy significantly enhances friendship quality and emotion regulation in adolescents with physical disabilities, with effects sustained at a three-month follow-up. These findings support the incorporation of drama therapy in therapeutic programs for this population to address their unique psychosocial challenges.

کلیدواژه ها:

Drama Therapy ، Friendship Quality ، Emotion Regulation ، Adolescents ، Physical Disabilities ، Psychosocial Intervention