The Effectiveness Of A Counseling Program Based On Role-Playing Strategy In Reducing School Violence Among Middle School Students

Abstract

This study seeks to evaluate a counseling program's efficacy based on a role-playing approach to lower violent behavior in schools among students. With a sample of 20 students drawn from those who scored highest on the school violence scale, the researcher used a quasi-experimental method. The sample was split into two groups: a control group of ten students and an experimental group of ten students.
The study used a counseling program based on the role-playing method, which had 15 sessions, each 45 minutes long, and a school violence scale. Appropriate statistical techniques were employed to evaluate the hypotheses of the study. The results showed the following:
 In the post-test assessment of school violence, the experimental group scored significantly different from the control group, preferring the experimental group.
 The experimental group mean scores in the post-test and follow-up measures on the school violence scale showed no statistically significant change at α = 0.05.
The study recommended using the counseling program based on role-playing strategies to help reduce school violence levels.