Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of handicraft training on enhancing of self-esteem of mentally retarded adolescents. The study was a quasi-experimental research with two hetero-generous group designs with pretest and posttest. At the first 30 educable mentally retarded adolescent girl students between the ages of 18 to 23 from Baharestan and Eslamshahr city were selected as the sample by means of convenience sampling and then categorized in 3 groups of 10 subjects including two experimental groups and one control group. Cooper smith’s self-esteem inventory test (1967) was used as the research tool. ANCOVA statistical test suggest training educable mentally retarded students to create handicrafts have significantly affected their self-esteem in both experimental groups (P<0/05). On the other hand, regarding the calculated mean, it was concluded that both teaching pottery and Teaching jewelry making have similarly boosted mentally retarded students’ self-esteem. According to the results of the research, it can be said that teaching how to make pottery and ornaments is a completely effective way to improve the self-esteem of mentally retarded teenagers.

Keywords

• Art therapy
• mentally retarded adolescents
• teaching making jewelry
• teaching making pottery

Main Subjects

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