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Volume 6
Journal of Child & Adolescent Behavior
October 01-02, 2018 Osaka, Japan
30
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Psychiatrists and Psychologists Meet
World Psychiatrists 2018
October 01-02, 2018
J Child Adolesc Behav 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494-C1-006
Multiple case analysis using storytelling and child-directed play in addressing the self-esteem,
moral reasoning and pro-social behavior of selected Filipino children with history of Marijuana use
Julla Katrina Jose, Ma Cristina Gacute, Christianne Joyce Dayda and Denise Angelica Panis
Miriam College, Philippines
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he study explored the influence of storytelling and child-directed play as modalities of expressive arts in addressing the
self-esteem, moral reasoning and pro-social behavior of children with histories of marijuana use. Five male preadolescent
and adolescents were purposively sampled from the two areas in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City based on the measures
assessing the three constructs. Data were gathered through the implementation of a program consisting of storytelling and
child-directed play that lasted for seven to ten sessions conducted bi-weekly for a month. Results show that there were no
trends seen on the scores of the participants. All of the participants obtained a low to normal range of self-esteem while
majority of them had a decrease of scores on their moral reasoning and an increase of scores on their pro-social behavior. It
is to be noted that while majority of the participants had a decrease on moral reasoning, all of them had an increase in their
internalized type of moral reasoning indicating that the participants may have internalized the healthy norms and values while
in the program. Thus, this allowed them to distinguish the right from wrong and reason the possible consequences of their
actions and the responsibility that it entails. Storytelling and child-directed play had varying elements that influenced the
improvement of the self-esteem, moral reasoning, and pro-social behavior of the participants. However, the most common
element observed was the free and accepting environment of the program that enabled the building of a healthy relationship
and experiences between the facilitators, participants and their peers. From the thematic analysis of the results, themes such as
the role and influence of the facilitator, evoking component of the program and the individuality of the participants enriching
the experiences in the program were used to create considerations for program development to further improve interventions
intended to study similar modalities and constructs.
jullakatrinajose@gmail.com