Suda Rongmuang. The effects of group therapy based on psychodrama theory and therapeutic factors on emotional intelligence in male juvenile offenders at Sirindhorn Juvenile Vocational Training Center for Boys. Master's Degree(Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2008.
The effects of group therapy based on psychodrama theory and therapeutic factors on emotional intelligence in male juvenile offenders at Sirindhorn Juvenile Vocational Training Center for Boys
Abstract:
This study is a quasi experimental research design and aims to study the effects of
group therapy based on psychodrama theory and therapeutic factors on emotional
intelligence. The subjects of this study were male juvenile offenders, 18-24 years of age, at
Sirindhorn Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Boys, during the academic year 2007 .
Thirty-one male juvenile offenders met the inclusion criteria. Study participants were
randomly divided into two groups.There were16 males in the experimental group and 15
males in the control group. The experimental group participated in the program of group
therapy based on psychodrama theory, with 8 people per group following the program of 2 2-
hours sessions per week for 5 weeks, altogether 10 sessions. The control group received the
regular activity of the Sirindhorn Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Boys.
The research instruments used in this study were comprised of 2 parts:
1) Instruments for data collection consisting of : A Questionnaire on Emotional Intelligence,
the therapeutic factors recording form and the therapeutic factor cards;
2) The instrument for conducting the research which was the group therapy based on
psychodrama theory program. The findings of this study are as follows:
1) After the experiment, the mean scores of each aspect and the overall score of
emotional intelligence of the experimental group were statistically significantly higher than
the mean scores obtained before the experiment (p < .05).
2) After the experiment, the mean gain scores of the goodness, competence aspects
and the overall score of emotional intelligence of the experimental group were statistically
significantly higher than those of the control group(p < .05). However, the mean gain score
of the happiness aspect of emotional intelligence of the experimental group was not
statistically significantly higher than that of the control group.
3) At the end of the group sessions, there were 12 therapeutic factors rated by both
group leader and group members. Among the top five factors, Universality, Altruism, and
Imparting information were three therapeutic factors which were rated congruently between
the group leader and group members.
These results suggest that psychiatric and mental health nurses can apply group
therapy based on psychodrama theory to develop emotional intelligence in their practice,
education and nursing research