The effects of using a guidance activities package to develop life skills for coping with emotion and stress of orphan in the Care Corner Orphanage Foundation, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

Objective: The objectives of this research were (1) to compare life skills for coping with emotion and stress of the experimental group of orphans before and after using a guidance activities package; (2) to compare the post-outcomes between the experimental and control group of orphans; and (3) to study the satisfaction of the experimental group of orphans after using the guidance.

Materials and methods: The research samples consisted of 16 purposively selected orphans living in the Care Corner Orphanage Foundation, San Patong District, Chiang Mai Province. The experimental and the control group of orphans were randomly divided (eight orphans per group). The experimental group used a guidance activities package-life skills for coping with emotion and stress. Whereas the control group orphans received traditional guidance activities. The experiment covered 10 sessions each of which lasted for 60 minutes. A life skills assessment scale (emotional and stress coping) was employed tested with reliability coefficient of 0.67. The other materials included the guidance activities package-life skills for coping with emotion and stress; the traditional guidance activities; and the satisfaction questionnaires for the guidance activities package. Statistical analysis was conducted including percentage, mean, Wilcoxon Matched Pairs Signed Ranks Test, and Mann-Whitney U Test.

Results: The findings revealed that (1) The post-scores of the life skills for coping with emotion and stress significantly increased (p<0.05) in the experimental group; (2) The post- scores of life skills for coping with emotion and stress were higher in the experimental group than the others; and (3) The experimental group were satisfied with the guidance activities package.

Conclusions: This study demonstrated the benefit of using the guidance activities package to improve life skills for coping with emotion and stress in the orphans at The Care Corner Orphanage Foundation, Chiang Mai

Bull Chiang Mai Assoc Med Sci 2015; 48(2): 127-135. Doi: 10.14456/jams.2015.7