Author(s)

Qu Han ¹, Azni Yati Binti Kamaruddin ¹, Liu Xiaolin ², Zhao Yining ³

Affiliation(s)

¹ Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
² Chongqing Mental Health Center, Chongqing, China
³ Chunyang Experimental School, Wuxi, China

Corresponding Author

Azni Yati Binti Kamaruddin

ABSTRACT

This study examined the effectiveness of dance movement therapy combined with developmental transformation drama therapy on burnout and caring abilitis of psychiatric nurses. 120 psychiatric nurses were selected and randomly divided into experimental group and control group. Then the experimental group received 12-week intervention training. The results show that the total burnout score and emotional exhaustion and low personal accomplishment scores of experimental group were significantly lower than those of the pre-intervention and control group, the scores of depersonalization dimension was no significant difference, and the scores of participants' caring ability and three dimensions of cognitive, courage, and patience in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the pre-intervention and control group. It is proved that dance movement therapy combined with developmental transformation drama therapy can effectively alleviate psychiatric nurses' burnout and enhance their caring abilities.

KEYWORDS

Dance Movement Therapy, Developmental Transformation Drama Therapy, Burnout, Caring Ability, Psychiatic Nurses

CITE THIS PAPER

Qu Han, Azni Yati Binti Kamaruddin, Liu Xiaolin, Zhao Yining, The Intervention of Dance Movement Therapy Combined Developmental Transformation Drama Therapy on Burnout and Caring Ability of Psychiatric Nurses. Applied & Educational Psychology (2025) Vol. 6: 27-36. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2025.060204.

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