Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy of a Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy (CBT) and Music Therapy (MT) on reducing Posttraumatic Stress (PTS) symptoms among a sample of refugee children. The sample consisted of 48 Syrian refugee children 10 to 12 years of age. They were distributed into 4 different groups (MT group, CBT group, MT/CBT group and control group). The children PTS Inventory was used to assess the children's PTS symptoms which contains 30 items, located into 4 different dimensions (re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoidance, hyper arousal and other psychological symptoms). The findings revealed that the MT/CBT group was more effective in reducing the PTS symptoms than the other treatment groups and control group. CBT and MT treatments were found effective in reducing the re-experience, avoidance and other psychological symptoms compared with the control group. In addition the results indicated that implementing MT alone was not effective to reduce the hyper arousal symptoms.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303
- Journal
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 8(2), 290-303
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Unknown
Cite this article
APA 7
Damrah, J. (2014). The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Music Therapy onReducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among a Sample of Refugee Children. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 8(2), 290-303. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303
MLA 9
Damrah, Jalal. "The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Music Therapy onReducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among a Sample of Refugee Children." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp. 290-303. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303.
Chicago (author–date)
Damrah, Jalal. 2014. "The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Music Therapy onReducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among a Sample of Refugee Children." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 8 (2): 290-303. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303.
Harvard
Damrah, J. (2014) 'The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Music Therapy onReducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among a Sample of Refugee Children', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 8(2), pp. 290-303. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303.
Vancouver
Damrah J. The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Music Therapy onReducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among a Sample of Refugee Children. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2014;8(2):290-303. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303
IEEE
J. Damrah, "The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy and Music Therapy onReducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among a Sample of Refugee Children," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 290-303, 2014, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol8iss2pp290-303.