Effectiveness of Morita Therapy on Reduction of Shyness among adolescents

Hosseininik, S. S. and D’Souza, Lancy (2012) Effectiveness of Morita Therapy on Reduction of Shyness among adolescents. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 38 (3). pp. 62-67. ISSN 0019-4247

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Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of Morita Therapy on shyness among adolescents in Gachsaran (Iran). The sample included 83 students who were selected through the multi-stage random sampling and were assigned into experimental and control groups. They were administered D’Souza’s Shyness Assessment Test (SAT). Shyness of the adolescents was measured through 3domains - cognitive/affective, physiological and action oriented. After initial scrutiny, those with high levels of shyness were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. For the experimental group Morita therapy was applied in 4 sessions for time duration of 4-6 weeks. Again a post test was conducted for both the groups to see the effectiveness of Morita therapy in reducing shyness. Paired samples t tests were applied to see the effectiveness of Morita therapy. The results showed that Morita therapy decreased shyness significantly among adolescents of experimental group in all the domains including total shyness, than the control group

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	A Arts and Humanities > Psychology
Divisions:	Maharajas college > Psychology
Depositing User:	C Swapna Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2019 09:49
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2019 09:49
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/6859

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