Enhancing self-esteem using child centered play therapy on bullying victims children

Abstract

Bullying regularly occurs within the school environment and has a serious impact on its victims. Children who receive repeated negative treatment can develop a psychological problem, which is low self-esteem, which causes children to withdraw from their social environment. This study aims to determine child-centered play therapy (CCPT) to increase self-esteem (bullying). The study design was an experimental pre-test post-test control group design. Subjects that participated in the study were 20 children victims of bullying with an age range of 9-11 years. The instrument used in this study was Rosenberg Self Esteem (RSE). The data analysis used non-parametric with Wilcoxon test and Mann Whitney test. The results showed that child-centered play therapy (CCPT) could enhance self-esteem in bullying victims' children.