Abstract
This study aims to determined the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques on low self-esteem among UNIMAS Students. More specifically, this study identified the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques in experimental group at pretest and posttest on low self-esteem among UNIMAS students and to identified the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques in control group at pretest and posttest on low self-esteem among UNIMAS students. A case study design is distributed questionnaire called as Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and counselling sessions. Purposive sampling is used to get the most suitable respondents for this study. The findings of this study have revealed there were significant difference at pretest and posttest among respondents in experimental group and control group which were respondents in experimental group increased their level of self-esteem, while there were respondents decreased their level of self-esteem in control group. Counselling sessions utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques have increased the level of self-esteem among UNIMAS students in experimental group who attended the group counselling sessions because they have low level of self-esteem. All the dialogues that been stated by the client in the counselling sessions about their self-esteem can be related to respondents’ personality, cognitive, behavior, emotions and actions. The findings of this study have implications towards University students and counsellor. As for the university students, they gained insight, understanding and knowledge the importance of having good level of self-esteem. For the counsellor, counsellor being helpful, trusted and skillful which after utilized the CBPT techniques, they gained new skills and knowledge on that particular therapy.
Highlights
Low self-esteem has been connected with tension manifestations and physiological gripes (Curtis, et al, 2021; Fitzsimmons-Craft, et al, 2020)
This study aims to determined the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques on low self-esteem among Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Students
This research use a true-experimental research design with pretest and posttest between experimental group and control group was used in this study to investigate the effects of CBPT on low self-esteem among target group. this research design is a combination of the counselling sessions with cognitive behavioral play therapy (CBPT) techniques
Summary
Low self-esteem has been connected with tension manifestations and physiological gripes (Curtis, et al, 2021; Fitzsimmons-Craft, et al, 2020). People with low self-esteem try not to take difficulties that could in like manner bring rewards, for instance, advancement of their education and getting them an incredible name among their gatherings of companion both in school and at home (Mohamed, 2017; Ugwuanyi, et al, 2020). Mackie and Smith (Ghasemian Siahkalroudi & Zarbakhsh Bahri, 2015) concluded in their study that a person who has low self-esteem, may endure isolation, withdrawn or anti-social behaviors and aggression. Low self-esteem related with depression and anxiety (Ghasemian Siahkalroudi & Zarbakhsh Bahri, 2015; Martinsen, et al, 2021). Low self-esteem has anegative effect on students who are facing it which they tend to over-generalize the negative results of a troubling situation and believe that is difficult to
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