IMPACT OF PSYCHODRAMA ON EMOTIONAL AWARENESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of psychodrama on emotional awareness and psychological well- being of university students. Material and Methods: The study was a pretest, posttest intervention study with a control group. The study group included a total of 38 university students, 18 experimental students and 20 control group students. The researchers performed an eleven-session psychodrama group activity on the experimental group. However, they did not intervene in the control group. The researchers collected the data by distributing data collection tools (Information Form, the Emotional Self- Awareness Scale and the Psychological Well Being Scale) to the students before and after the psychodrama study. Results: The study found that the psychodrama group activity had a great impact on the psychological well being and emotional self-awareness level of the experimental group students (p