The Effectiveness of a Media Literacy Skills-Based Psychological Empowerment Package on Positive Development and Emotional Self-Awareness in Students with Behavioral Problems
Keywords:
psychological empowerment based on media literacy skills, positive adolescent development, competence perception, emotional self-awareness, health promoting style, students with behavioral problemsAbstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a psychological empowerment package based on media literacy skills on positive development and emotional self-awareness among students with behavioral problems.
Methods and Materials: This study is applied in purpose and employed a repeated-measures design including pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up, with a control group. The statistical population comprised all male lower-secondary school students with behavioral problems in District 1 of Tehran during the 2023–2024 academic year. The research sample consisted of 30 students identified as having behavioral problems based on higher scores on the Quay and Peterson Behavioral Problems Questionnaire, and confirmed by school teachers and counselors. These students were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, each consisting of 15 participants. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS-26.
Findings: The results showed a significant group effect, indicating that the levels of positive development and emotional self-awareness differed between the psychological empowerment group based on media literacy skills and the control group. The psychological empowerment package had a significant effect on emotional self-awareness in male lower-secondary students with behavioral problems.
Conclusion: Therefore, the findings of this study may be of interest to the Ministry of Education, students, and teachers.
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