Play and Art Therapies: A Juvenile’s Self-Disclosure Preference

This study was conducted to identify the juvenile’s preferred mode of therapy for self-disclosure. It sought to determine the following: (1) mode of therapy preferred by the respondents, (2) level of self-disclosure in relation to the preferred mode of therapy, and (3) difference in the respondents’ levels of self-disclosure in relation to the preferred modes of therapy. The study used the descriptive research design. Questionnaires were utilized to obtain the data. The questionnaires were administered among the 14 juveniles under the Gugma sa Kabataan Foundation Inc. The data were tallied, statistically tested, and analyzed using the weighted mean and the t-test. As found out, creative art was more preferred form of therapy than dramatic art; Imaginative and mental play were more preferred than active, social, and expressive plays; the respondents’ level of self-disclosure was moderately high when they were engaged in cutting papers, singing, listening to music, and imaginative and mental play; and when engaged in both types of therapy, the respondents did not significantly differ in their levels of self-disclosure.

 

Keywords: Psychology, play and art therapies, self-disclosure, descriptive design, Philippines