The Effectiveness of Transactional Analysis Group Therapy in Increasing the Self-Esteem of Northern Khorasan Province Prisons’ Soldier-Guards

Document Type : Original Research

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1 prisons

2 University Roodehen

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Aims: Soldiers serving their national military service in prisons as guards are exposed to relationships with prisoners, and this exposure can partly make for their dangerous behavior. It is important then to educate them in terms of communication patterns and give them higher awareness using group therapy in order to prevent some dangerous factors. The goal of this paper is to study the effectiveness of transactional analysis group therapy in increasing the self-esteem of soldier prison guards serving in the prisons of Northern Khorasan province, Iran.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was done on 30 soldier-guards in 2011, using convenience sampling and the sample was divided into an experimental and a control group. The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of group therapy on a weekly basis while the control group received no therapy. In order to evaluate the therapy, a self-esteem test was given before and after the therapy intervention. The data were compared and analyzed using an independent t-test, a paired t-test and a covariance analysis by means of SPSS16.
Results: The mean general self-esteem scores of the control group before and after intervention were 25.33±5.58 and 27±5.41, respectively. The mean general self-esteem scores of the experimental group before and after intervention were 24.8±5.58 and 36.53±5.34, respectively. The general self-esteem score of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group after the intervention (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: Transactional analysis group therapy is not only effective in increasing the self-esteem of soldier-guards serving in prisons but also improves their behavior and interpersonal relationships.

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Journal of Military Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 3 - Serial Number 49
September and October 2012
Pages 214-220

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