Effect of Expressive Media to Reduce Aggressive Behaviour Among Adolescent Orphans

Abstract

Introduction and Aim:  Adolescence is a common time when aggressive behavior is seen. It is also one of the adolescent mental health issues connected to several psychiatric diseases in young people, especially in orphans. The aim of the study is to determine the “Effect of Expressive media to reduce aggressive behavior among adolescent orphans”.

Material and methods: It is a quantitative quasi- experimental study done for 30 subjects (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) in the age group of 12 to 18 years who participated from Premavasam orphanage, Gerugambakkam, Chennai. The Aggression Scale is used to assess the aggressive behavior among participants and the outcome measures taken by using the Aggression Questionnaire. The experimental group received 36 sessions of Expressive media intervention, whereas the control group received conventional occupational therapy intervention for 3 months.

Result: After undergoing Expressive media intervention for teenage orphans, the experimental group significantly benefited, according to the statistical evaluation of the Aggression Questionnaire post-test.

Conclusion: The study reveals that the use of expressive media as an intervention can effectively lower the incidence of violent behavior in adolescent orphans.