Document Type : Original Article
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1 Professor of Psychology, Faculty Of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor of Department of Handcrafting, Faculty of Arts, University of Al-Zahra, Tehran, Iran.
3 MA in Handcrafting, Faculty of Arts, University of Al-Zahra, Tehran, Iran.
4 Ph.D. of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this research was 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 heterogeneous group designs with pretest and a posttest. At first, thirty 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 into three groups of 10 subjects including two experimental groups and one control group. Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI, Coopersmith, 1967) was used as the research tool. ANCOVA statistical test suggested training handicrafts to educable mentally retarded students 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.
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