Effect of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Enhancing Psychological Well-Being Among Orphan Girls

Psychological wellbeing is one’s level of psychological happiness/health, encompassing life satisfaction and feelings of accomplishment. Psychological wellbeing encompasses the person’s perspective on life, including not only perceptions of physical health but also of self-esteem, self-efficacy, relationships with others and satisfaction with life. Aim of the present study is to find out the effect of yoga therapy in enhancing psychological wellbeing among Orphanage girl students. Many students, living at Orphanages are not happy. Once it is identified, they may be helped through intervention. The main objective of the study is to identify the Orphanage girl students with poor psychological wellbeing and help them to enhance psychological wellbeing. Out of 500 Orphanage students are administered with Psychological Wellbeing Scale. 300 Orphanage girl students. are normal and 200 Orphanage girl students are poor on psychological wellbeing. Out of 200 Orphanage girl students, 120 students with poor psychological wellbeing are allotted randomly to each control and experimental group, 60 students in eah group, for the present study. Experimental group students are exposed to yoga therapy whereas the control group is not exposed to any therapeutic intervention. Results clearly indicate that experimental group students are higher (p<.0001) than the control group through intervention. Yoga therapy is less time consuming and more effective in enhancing psychological wellbeing among Orphanage girl students.