Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background and Objective: School-age children often experience separation anxiety due to being away from their families. A therapeutic approach to address this issue is Theraplay-based play therapy. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Theraplay-based play therapy on separation anxiety...
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| description | Background and Objective: School-age children often experience separation anxiety due to being away from their families. A therapeutic approach to address this issue is Theraplay-based play therapy. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Theraplay-based play therapy on separation anxiety in elementary school girls.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial involved 60 elementary school girls from Aliabad-e-Katoul County, Iran, divided into two groups of 30: A control group (mean age: 8.69±0.71 years) and an intervention group (mean age: 8.9±0.85 years) in 2023. Hahn et al.’s Separation Anxiety Assessment Scale (SAAS) (parental version, 2003) was administered as a pre-test and post-test to assess separation anxiety. The control group received no intervention. The intervention group participated in ten 45-minute Theraplay-based play therapy sessions with their mothers for 10 days.
Results: The mean total separation anxiety score in the pre-test was 82.2±9.27 in the intervention group and 83.53±8.8 in the control group, showing no statistically significant differences. Similarly, there were no significant differences between the two groups in pre-test scores for separation anxiety dimensions. However, the mean total separation anxiety score in the post-test was 78.36±7.87 in the intervention group and 84.03±9.01 in the control group. This difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Furthermore, significant differences were observed in all dimensions of separation anxiety (P<0.05) except for the frequency of events in the intervention group before and after the intervention.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the Theraply-based play therapy effectively reduces separation anxiety in elementary school girls. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-764ec7f99d6d4993928a9bd51b15e2ee2024-12-24T10:17:06ZfasGolestan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان1562-47652008-40802024-12-012642937Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled TrialRozita Kaviani0Nafiseh Hekmatipur1 Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran. Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran. Background and Objective: School-age children often experience separation anxiety due to being away from their families. A therapeutic approach to address this issue is Theraplay-based play therapy. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Theraplay-based play therapy on separation anxiety in elementary school girls. Methods: This randomized controlled trial involved 60 elementary school girls from Aliabad-e-Katoul County, Iran, divided into two groups of 30: A control group (mean age: 8.69±0.71 years) and an intervention group (mean age: 8.9±0.85 years) in 2023. Hahn et al.’s Separation Anxiety Assessment Scale (SAAS) (parental version, 2003) was administered as a pre-test and post-test to assess separation anxiety. The control group received no intervention. The intervention group participated in ten 45-minute Theraplay-based play therapy sessions with their mothers for 10 days. Results: The mean total separation anxiety score in the pre-test was 82.2±9.27 in the intervention group and 83.53±8.8 in the control group, showing no statistically significant differences. Similarly, there were no significant differences between the two groups in pre-test scores for separation anxiety dimensions. However, the mean total separation anxiety score in the post-test was 78.36±7.87 in the intervention group and 84.03±9.01 in the control group. This difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Furthermore, significant differences were observed in all dimensions of separation anxiety (P<0.05) except for the frequency of events in the intervention group before and after the intervention. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the Theraply-based play therapy effectively reduces separation anxiety in elementary school girls.http://goums.ac.ir/journal/article-1-4455-en.pdfplay therapyseparation anxietychild |
| spellingShingle | Rozita Kaviani Nafiseh Hekmatipur Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان play therapy separation anxiety child |
| title | Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Effect of Theraplay-Based Play Therapy on Separation Anxiety in Elementary School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | effect of theraplay based play therapy on separation anxiety in elementary school girls a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | play therapy separation anxiety child |
| url | http://goums.ac.ir/journal/article-1-4455-en.pdf |
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