Effectiveness of psychodrama on Increasing Social Skills and Reducing of Aggression in Afghan Immigrant Labor Children

The demonstration process helps to develop social skills and reduce aggressive tendencies. When a person performs his anger in a free space without criticizing the scene, he becomes insightful about his own behavior and others, which leads to a deep understanding of his relationship. This study aimed at effectiveness psychodrama on Increasing Social Skills and Reduction of Aggression in Afghan Immigrant Labor Children.

The research method was quasi-experimental study pre-test and post-test. The study population consisted of all boys Afghan Immigrant Labor Children Imam-Ali society. 30 of child labor with the highest scores in Nelson’s Child aggression questionnaire (2000) and lowest scores in Social Skills Inderbizen & Foster (1992) were randomly chosen. Then 15 subjects were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. For 15 of 15 sessions, 60 minutes of psychosis were performed and after the end of the sessions, tests were again performed. No action was taken on the control group. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.

The findings showed that the use of psychodrama techniques in group method has a significant effect on the increase of social skills of Afghan immigrant labor children. In the experimental group (P <0.05, F = 25.59). It is also observed that the use of psychoanalytic techniques in a group method has a significant effect on the reduction of aggression among Afghan immigrant labor children in the experimental group (F = 18.38, P <0.05).

The results showed that psychodrama affected on Increasing Social Skills and Reduction of Aggression in Afghan Immigrant Labor Children.