International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Abstract

Self-concept among the orphaned-adolescents in Malaysia is a big construct in order to ensure the resiliency of orphans after the death of parent(s). The present study deals with the self-concept of one�??s domain specific in studying resilience. Here, it is experimented directly through the Resilient Therapy Intervention (RT-I) in psychoeducational group counseling. A True Experiment Randomized, Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design was employed to determine the effects of RT-I on self-concept among orphaned-adolescents at orphanage. There were thirty eight orphaned-adolescents from aged 13 to 17 in 2012 who were selected by using individual random sampling and were randomly assigned to Experimental Group (EG) for RT-I psychoeducational group, and Control Group (CG) for no treatment. Only the experimental group was undergone treatments of the intervention for ten weeks, but not for the control group. Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) Version 1 was administered to all subjects before and after treatment. The results of the experimental research revealed that (1) There was significant differences between pretest and posttest in EG for self-concept except for CG, and (2) There was significant differences between posttest of EG and CG for self-concept. In conclusion, Resilient Therapy Intervention (RT-I) applying psychoeducational groups at orphanage for orphaned-adolescents to improve their self-concept. Experimental threats and controls as well the research implications are discussed in this paper.

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