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Can Psychodrama Improve Aggressive Behavior and Social Adaptation in Adolescent Boys?

NCT07311174 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2026-01-06

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a 10-session psychodrama intervention on reducing aggressive behavior and improving social adjustment among male adolescents with high aggression and low social adjustment in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. Twenty-two eligible students were randomly assigned to either a psychodrama intervention group or a comparison group. Outcomes were assessed using the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the Bell Adjustment Inventory before and after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Aggressive Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychodrama

Participants received a 10-session structured psychodrama intervention based on Blatner's protocol. Sessions were held weekly for 90 minutes.

OTHER

Control

The control group recieved no intervention during 10 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kerman University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-05
Primary Completion
2023-07-07
Completion
2023-07-29

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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