The effect of structured play therapy practices on adjustment and depression levels of children with divorced parents

Öztürk Serter G., Balcı Çelik S.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING, vol.51, no.2, pp.191-203, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/03069885.2020.1840513
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.191-203
  • Keywords: Play therapy, divorce, divorce family children, adjustment to divorce, depression
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of psycho-education programme based on structured play therapy on the depression and adjustment levels of divorced family children. A structured play therapy psycho-education programme was applied to the experimental group in the research that was carried out with the participation of 16 child between the ages of 9-12 whose parents were divorced. In the study, a semi-experimental design was used in 2X3 (experimental-control group X pre-test/post-test/follow-up test). As a result of the research, it was found that the psycho-education programme developed based on structured play therapy was effective in increasing divorce adjustment levels of 9-12-year olds children whose parents divorced and reduced their depression levels.