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Department of Consulting Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran , Akabaria.180@gmail.com
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Abstract
Background and Objective: Research on migration has shown that individuals may face difficulties adapting to their new environment after migration. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Migration Grief Therapy based on (MCGT) on self-efficacy and depression in migrant children.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental and applied research in terms of its purpose, and descriptive regarding the data collection method. The statistical population consisted of all Iranian migrant children aged 9 to 15. To determine the sample size, Cochran's formula for populations of indefinite size was used, resulting in a sample of 120 participants based on the estimated variable ratio in the pilot group. The tools used in this research included the MCGT intervention, Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (1996), and the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) by Kovacs and Beck (1977). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS software.
Findings: Intragroup comparisons of the mean self-efficacy scores based on the RM test showed that changes over the test times (pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and one month after intervention) were not significant in the control group (P=0.569), but they were significant at the 1% level in the intervention group (P=0.001). The mean depression score in the intervention group decreased by 6.5 and 10.6 points immediately after and one month after the intervention, respectively, compared to the control group. Conversely, this trend was increasing in the control group. The RM statistical analysis indicated that changes in the mean depression scores over time in the control group were not significant (P=0.307), while they were significant at the 1% level in the intervention group (P=0.000).
Conclusion: The study revealed that migrant children had low self-efficacy prior to the intervention, making them more vulnerable to life challenges. Moreover, the initially high level of depression in this group was identified as one of their major psychological issues, likely stemming from migration-related stress, isolation, and lack of social support.
Background and Objective: Research on migration has shown that individuals may face difficulties adapting to their new environment after migration. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Migration Grief Therapy based on (MCGT) on self-efficacy and depression in migrant children.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental and applied research in terms of its purpose, and descriptive regarding the data collection method. The statistical population consisted of all Iranian migrant children aged 9 to 15. To determine the sample size, Cochran's formula for populations of indefinite size was used, resulting in a sample of 120 participants based on the estimated variable ratio in the pilot group. The tools used in this research included the MCGT intervention, Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (1996), and the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) by Kovacs and Beck (1977). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS software.
Findings: Intragroup comparisons of the mean self-efficacy scores based on the RM test showed that changes over the test times (pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and one month after intervention) were not significant in the control group (P=0.569), but they were significant at the 1% level in the intervention group (P=0.001). The mean depression score in the intervention group decreased by 6.5 and 10.6 points immediately after and one month after the intervention, respectively, compared to the control group. Conversely, this trend was increasing in the control group. The RM statistical analysis indicated that changes in the mean depression scores over time in the control group were not significant (P=0.307), while they were significant at the 1% level in the intervention group (P=0.000).
Conclusion: The study revealed that migrant children had low self-efficacy prior to the intervention, making them more vulnerable to life challenges. Moreover, the initially high level of depression in this group was identified as one of their major psychological issues, likely stemming from migration-related stress, isolation, and lack of social support.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychiatry
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