The effect of psychodrama group practices on nursing students' self-liking, self-competence, and self-acceptance: A quasi-experimental study

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of psychodrama group practices on nursing students' levels of self-liking, self-competence, and self-acceptance. Design and Method This study was a non-randomized quasi-experimental study with a control group including pretest, posttest, and follow-up test procedures. The study was carried out with 29 participants, including 15 experimental and 14 control group participants. The study data were collected using the sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, the Self-Liking/Self-Competence Scale, and the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Scale. Finding It was found that the self-liking sub-dimension, self-liking/self-competence, and unconditional self-acceptance total scores in the experimental group were significantly higher than the control group in the posttest measurements. Practice Implications Psychodrama group practices have significant positive effects on students' self-liking, self-competence, and self-acceptance among nursing students.