Impact of Group Sandtray Therapy on the Self-Esteem of Young Adolescent Girls

Abstract

The effectiveness of group sandtray therapy was examined using a pretest-posttest control group design with young adolescent girls (n = 37) identified as having low self-esteem. A split-plot analysis of variance (SPANOVA) revealed statistically significant differences between participants in the treatment and control groups in self-esteem on five of the six subscales of the Self-Perception Profile for Children. The implications of the findings are discussed.

Keywords:

• adolescent
• group therapy
• sandtray therapy
• self-esteem

Notes

Note. Higher scores reflect greater self-esteem.

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Notes on contributors

Yu-Pei Shen

Yu-Pei Shen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Tzu Chi University in Taiwan.

Stephen A. Armstrong

Stephen A. Armstrong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling at Texas A&M University-Commerce.