Abstract

 
 
 A research study is described into the impact on Adult ego state and emotional stability of 36 adolescent students (with 36 in a control group) of a training programme based on transactional analysis concepts run in a school in Damascus. An experimental battery of instruments comprised existing and new instruments including an Ego-State Wheel, an Ego State Problem-Solving Scale, an Ego State Measure, the Emotional Stability Brief Measure, and the Geneva Emotion Wheel. Results showed differences in Adult and Free Child ego states and emotional stability, and some differences between boys and girls on Nurturing Parent and Adapted Child ego states.
 
 
Highlights
Transactional Analysis (TA) has extended from its origins as a psychotherapeutic approach and has wide application in organisational, educational and coaching/counselling contexts
There is an international scheme established referred to as the TA Proficiency Awards is TAPA), and this operates for children and young people (TAPACY), for parents and caregivers (TAPACP), and for other groups associated with the development of children (Hay & Widen, 2015)
Those responsible for the TAPA schemes issue a Handbook of Teaching Suggestions (Hay, 2017) which formed the basis for designing a training programme for adolescents at a school in Damascus
Summary
Transactional Analysis (TA) has extended from its origins as a psychotherapeutic approach and has wide application in organisational, educational and coaching/counselling contexts. There is an international scheme established referred to as the TA Proficiency Awards is TAPA), and this operates for children and young people (TAPACY), for parents and caregivers (TAPACP), and for other groups associated with the development of children (Hay & Widen, 2015) Those responsible for the TAPA schemes issue a Handbook of Teaching Suggestions (Hay, 2017) which formed the basis for designing a training programme for adolescents at a school in Damascus. The research study was set up so that there would be a control group; in this way it would be possible to use various measures (as detailed below under Methodology) and establish whether the International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research & Practice Vol 11 No 1 June 2020 www.ijtarp.org teaching of TA did influence both emotional stability and the ego state patterns of the young people
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