The Effectiveness of Sociodrama Intervention to Reducing Social Skills in Children with Social Anxiety Disorder

The aim of this study was to explain the effectiveness of sociodrama intervention to improving social skills in children with social anxiety disorder.

research method in this study was a single-subject of AB experimental designs. The study population consisted of all children with social anxiety disorder aged 6 to 7 years that attended psychological centers in Tehran in the academic year 1399-1400. Among them, 5 children with social anxiety disorder (two boys and three girls) were selected based on entry and exit criteria and by purposive sampling. Sociodrama intervention was performed for each child in 10 sessions. The research instrument was Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngester (25) and Therapist Social Behavior Checklist. Data were analyzed using visual analysis at both within subject and intersubject levels.

The results showed that sociodrama intervention increases social skills in children with social anxiety disorder in Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngester and the recovery rate in each of the single behaviors of problem solving, self-control, responsibility, communicate, finding friend, participation and cooperation and assertiveness respectively was 47.82, 58.08, 46.87, 53.08, 48.54, 57.17 and 49.57 percentage. The General recovery rate among five subjects also 51.59 percent was estimated.

Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the sociodrama intervention can increase the social skills in children with social anxiety disorder.