Effect of Role Play Training on Self-esteem and Adjustment of Students

Background and The acquisition of social skills from childhood is essential for constructive interaction with others and optimal social adjustment. One of the effective ways to teach these skills is role-playing method. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of role-playing teaching on self-esteem and adaptation of female elementary school students.
The method of this study was experimental. The statistical population of this study included all 3rd to 5th grade elementary girls from Khalkhal city in the academic year 2016-2017. In the screening stage, based on the required score in self-esteem questionnaire (Cooper Smith, 1967) and adjustment inventory questionnaire (Sinha & Singh, 1993), among 308 students (178), 30 were selected by random cluster sampling method. They were randomly divided into experimental and control groups (15 subjects in each group).
The results of univariate covariance analysis showed that role-playing method has a significant effect on self-esteem and adjustment of students (p The role-playing by providing an enjoyable environment for learning, increases self-esteem and adjustment of students, and providing them with the opportunity to use the learned skills in the real-life environments.