The Effect Of Psychodrama In The Reduction Of Aggressive Behaviour Among Libyan Young Adolescents

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2015-06
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GEZAIT, KHALED MEFTAH
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This research aims to investigate the effect of psychodrama intervention in reducing aggressive behaviour among young adolescents in Libya. This study has employed mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) design using purposive sampling technique. In the quantitative approach, survey questionaire was used to survey the level of aggressive behaviour on young adolescents of 10 preparatory schools in Misurata. The sample consisted 350 pupils aged between 13 and 15 years, chosen using the purposive sampling procedure. The counsellors from the schools concerned selected the pupils based on two criteria. First, they were reported to have a higher degree of aggression; second, they were willing to participate in this study. For the experiment approach, 66 pupils were selected from one school; they were then divided into two groups, the experimental group (33 pupils) and the control group (33 pupils). The aggression scale used in this study was the scale modified by Can (2002), which has been adapted to the Arabic context. The scale was used to measure the dependent variable of the study. The measurement scale was distributed to the experimental and control group as a pretest. Then, the experimental group was subjected to psychodrama intervention, for 12 sessions throughout 6 weeks, while the control group was not given any intervention. Then, after the intervention sessions were completed, the experimental and control groups were asked to answer the aggression scale again for a posttest. Finally, the results of the interview, researcher’s observation and review of the videotape were used to explore the effect of the intervention in reducing aggressive behaviour. Subsequently, quantitative analyses were carried out using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to measure the effects of the psychodrama intervention in reducing aggressive behaviour. The findings showed that there was a significant reduction in aggressive behaviour of the experimental group after the intervention ends. Psychodrama was found to have positive effects on all the four types of aggressive behaviour. The results from the analysis of qualitative data were obtained through researcher’s observation, the review of the video tapes, and interview with the experimental group. The results supported the quantitative findings. As a whole, intervention was found to be effective in reducing aggressive behaviour among Libyan young adolescents.. Meaningful changes have occurred, indicating that psychodrama intervention could reduce aggressive behaviour among young adolescents.
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The Effect Of Psychodrama In The Reduction Of Aggressive Behaviour , Among Libyan Young Adolescents
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