The effect of Psychodrama practice on the subjective well-being in nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

Abstract

Psychodrama’s contribution to raising awareness and developing individuals is well known. It enables the individuals to see the underlying reasons behind their emotions, thoughts and behaviors. In this article of the Zeitschrift fur Psychodrama und Soziometrie, the aim of this research is to analyze the effect of psychodrama group practice on the subjective well-being of first grade nursing students. In keeping with this aim, the study was conducted in a quasi-experimental pattern, without a pretest-posttest control group in this research. Methods: in 2018–2019 34 first grade students, from the nursing faculty of health sciences of a university, who had selected psychodrama lessons, agreed to participate in the research. These students formed the research population. The data was collected by an Information Form and Subjective Well-Being Scale (SWS). Both descriptive statistical methods and Paired Sample T‑Test were applied in the data analysis. The significance level was evaluated as p 0.05). Conclusion: After the psychodrama group, it was observed that the participants became skillful with their emotional awareness, distinguishing personal needs and being aware of these needs. The effectiveness psychodrama on the subjective well-being was also supported by the study results.