Abstract
This study investigates the effects of psychodrama on adults’ anxiety and subjective well-being levels. A pre/post-test experimental pattern is used with experimental and control groups. The study sample consists of 24 non-thesis master’s program students at Gaziantep University, Human Psychology, and Communication. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Subjective Well-Being Scale were applied as a pre-test to the experimental and control groups. The psychodrama group practice was performed with the experimental group once a week for eleven weeks, 90 minutes per session, while the control group did not receive any practice. After the application, the post-test was administered to both groups. The data were analyzed with SPSS 23 statistical program. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate the difference between the experimental and control group, and the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was applied for the changes within the experimental group. The findings indicate that the individuals’ anxiety level in the experimental group significantly decreased compared to the control group. There was no significant difference between subjective well-being in the experimental and control group for pre-test and post-test applications.
Highlights
Today, individuals’ mental health is characterized by the well-being concept coupled with the effect of positive psychology
Mann-Whitney U test was used for the difference between rank averages obtained from the pre-test, and post-test measurements of the experimental and control group and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were applied whether the differences between pre-test and post-test measurement score averages were significant
This study investigates the effect of psychodrama experience on adult subjective well-being and state-trait anxiety levels
Summary
Individuals’ mental health is characterized by the well-being concept coupled with the effect of positive psychology. Korkut-Owen and Owen (2012) developed a model to explain well-being; this consisted of five dimensions of well-being, comprising emotional, social, physical, cognitive, the meaning of life, and goal-oriented. Among these dimensions, emotional well-being includes properties such as being aware of and controlling emotions and seeing self, life circumstances, and conflicts in the realistic, positive, and developmental way (Korkut-Owen, Doğan, Demirbaş-Çelik, & Owen, 2016). Emotional well-being includes properties such as being aware of and controlling emotions and seeing self, life circumstances, and conflicts in the realistic, positive, and developmental way (Korkut-Owen, Doğan, Demirbaş-Çelik, & Owen, 2016) Another important concept related to spiritual well-being is subjective well-being. These people have high subjective well-being (Eryılmaz, 2010)
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