The effectiveness of the philosophy for children program on loneliness and control of anger during the outbreak of Corona

The aim of this study was to identify the effect of the implementation of the "Philosophy for Children" program on loneliness and control of anger during the outbreak of Corona in orphaned and poorly cared for boys. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with experimental and control groups. The purposefully selected study population consisted of orphaned and poorly cared for boys aged 9 to 12 years. From the statistical population, 28 people were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental (14) and control (14) groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of philosophy program training for children and the control group did not receive this training. The Spielberger Anger Questionnaire and the Russell University of California Loneliness Scale were used to collect and measure research data. The results of data analysis using covariance test showed that there was a significant difference in the variable of feeling lonely between the scores of the experimental group and the control group (P <0.001). The results of this study indicate that the Philosophy for Children program can be used as an effective intervention method to reduce loneliness and increase anger control in homeless and badly cared for children.