Zolali A, Atashpour S H, Sajjadian I. Effectiveness of Identity-based Psychodrama Educational-therapeutic Program on Identity Styles and Neuroticism. Caspian J Neurol Sci 2021; 7 (3) :140-147
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1- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Science, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Background: Neuroticism is one of the serious mental health problems of people. No study has been conducted on the impact of identity issues in the treatment of neurotic people.
Objectives: This study aims to formulate, design, and investigate the effect of identity-based psychodrama educational program on identity styles and neuroticism.
Materials & Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test design using a control group. The study participants were 40 people aged 15-30 years referred to Pendare Nik Counseling Center in Najafabad City, Isfahan Province, Iran, in 2020. They were selected using a convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into the intervention (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The data collection instruments were Berzonsky Identity Style Inventory (1992) and McCrae and Costa 5-factor inventory (1992). A Researcher-made Identity-Based Psychodrama Program (2020) was used for the intervention. The collected data were analyzed using ANCOVA in SPSS v. 23.
Results: The educational-therapeutic program significantly affected identity styles and neuroticism (P<0.001). It significantly reduced the neuroticism level of people in the intervention group (F=200.71, η2=0.84).
Conclusion: The identity-based psychodrama program reduced diffuse-avoidant, normative, and informational identity styles and neuroticism and promoted the achieved identity style.
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● Psychodrama educational therapy based on the identity has a significant effect on identity styles and neuroticism.
● Identity-based psychodrama program reduces diffuse-avoidant, normative, and informational identity styles and
neuroticism but increases achieved identity style.
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Special Received: 2021/08/25 | Accepted: 2021/07/7 | Published: 2021/07/7