The Effectiveness of Color Therapy using Mandala Designs Methods on Students’ Though Control in Second Period Girl Elementary School
Zahra Ruzrokh1 and Azita Amirfakhraei2*
1Department of Psychology, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2Department of Psychology, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
*corresponding author: Azita Amirfakhraei
Abstract
Thought control is the paradigm of suppression of thought. The aim of this suppression is conscious attempts not to think about an issue or a specific thought including a conscious and deliberate search of non-suppressed thoughts and repressing disturbing, unwanted, and uncomfortable thoughts. This research aims on determination of the effectiveness of color therapy by Mandala design methods on students though control of the second period girl elementary school of Bikah region (one region of Rudan city). The methodology of this research was quasi-experimental and pre-test, post-test. Statistical population of this study includes all sixth grade students of the second period girl elementary school in 100 person (from 5 schools). Sample volume was selected using Morgan table and simple ransom sampling method in 80 persons (40 for control group and 40 for test group). Then, Wells and Davis though control questionnaires (1998) were distributed among participants of both groups, then color therapy method by Mandala design based on Labadi and Ronaghi (2010) protocol was executed on participants for 1 month. Finally, questionnaires were given to both group. Research data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods and multivariate variance analysis. Then, research hypotheses were confirmed using SPSS software based on covariance analysis (ANCOVA) with proper values. The obtained results from covariance analysis showed that color therapy by Mandala method influences on students’ though control, and there was a significant difference between thought control of post-test in control and test groups (P<0.05, F=28.13). Therefore, first hypothesis was confirmed. These results generally show that color therapy by Mandala methods influences on students’ though control and increases their thought control.
Keywords: color therapy, Mandala designs, thought control
