Studying of the Effectiveness of Psychodrama Approach on Reducing Frustration and Increasing Emotional Regulation of Street Children

Abstract

This research aims to study the effectiveness of psychodrama approach on reducing frustration and increasing emotional regulation of street children who have18-14 years old in Karaj. In a quasi-experimental design, 22 street children who have 18-14 years in Mehr Karaj house randomly were assigned in two groups of control and test. Experimental group received 10 sessions of group counseling for 2 hours once a week with psychodrama approach. To assess the level of frustration and emotional regulation, the scale of difficulties in emotional regulation of Graetz and frustration questionnaire of Rosenzweig were used. The impact of offered intervention was evaluated with the help of pretest and post-test comparison. Results of this study showed that psychodrama approach is effective in reducing frustration in factors of obstacle dominance and survival need, but it doesn’t cause any significant changes in factor of self-defense. Also, the dependent variable (psychodrama method) can cause significant differences in emotional regulation in terms of reception, objectives, momentum, knowledge and strategies between the two groups, but this approach has failed to make a significant difference in the emotional transparency. So psychodrama approach can be an effective intervention to reduce frustration and increase street children's emotional regulation.