Effect Of Art Therapy On Self-Esteem Among Children In A Selected Orphanage
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Introduction: Children without parents are known as orphans. Being an orphan has a terrible psychological impact on children, which can lead to a decline in their sense of value and self-esteem. Enhancing self-esteem has been shown to be a successful outcome of art therapy. A range of techniques are used in art therapy, including theme painting, finger painting, clay modeling, and creating stuffed animals.
Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the pretest and post-test level of self-esteem; to find out the effect of art therapy on self-esteem among children in orphanage and to find out the association between the pretest level of self-esteem and selected demographic variables.
Methods: One group pretest posttest design was selected for the study. The sample composed of 40 children between the age group of 12 - 16 years residing in a selected orphanage. Simple Random sampling technique was used. The theoretical framework of the study was based on King’s Goal Attainment Model.
Tools and Techniques: The tools used were demographic proforma and Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale to assess the level of self-esteem. Art therapy was administered to the children in orphanage daily one hour for four weeks.
Results: The result revealed that the mean post test score of self-esteem after art therapy was 20.15 which were significantly higher than the mean pretest score of self-esteem 12.60. The calculated ‘t’ value (12.67) was more than the table value (2.02) at 0.05 level of significance. Thus art therapy was effective in improving the self-esteem among children in orphanage. The results also showed that there was a significant association between the pretest level of self-esteem and gender of orphans and hobbies of orphans (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The study concluded that, for the low self-esteem participants, art therapy can be an effective treatment intervention to raise self-esteem
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