The Effect of Play Therapy on Happiness and Creativity of Preschool Children in Tabriz

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of play therapy on happiness and creativity in preschool children in Tabriz. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control and experimental groups. The statistical population included all preschool children in Tabriz. The statistical sample of the present study was 30 preschool children in Tabriz who were selected by available sampling method and were randomly assigned into two experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The instruments used were Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Torrance Creativity Questionnaire. The research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that play therapy influenced the happiness components of preschool children. Also, based on the results of play therapy, it influenced the creativity components of preschool children in Tabriz.