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@article{206932,
        author = {Bhanuprakash Raju and Dr. Neetu Sharma and Mr. Sarthak Gujar},
        title = {Effectiveness of a structured art-based activities programme on self-esteem and anxiety among institutionalised adolescents aged 12–19 years},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {2},
        pages = {3282-3285},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=206932},
        abstract = {Institutionalised children often experience reduced self-esteem and elevated anxiety arising from adverse childhood experiences, disrupted attachment, and prolonged family separation. Although structured art-based activities have shown promise in promoting emotional well-being, evidence within Indian residential child care institutions remains limited. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a structured five-session art-based activities programme in improving self-esteem and reducing anxiety among institutionalised adolescents aged 12–19 years. A one-group pre-test–post-test design was employed with 64 participants purposively sampled from three residential child care institutions. Self-esteem and anxiety were assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), analysed using paired-samples t-tests and Cohen's d. Self-esteem increased significantly from pre-test (M = 25.95, SD = 4.119) to post-test (M = 28.41, SD = 3.804), t(63) = 6.120, p < .001, d = 0.765. Anxiety decreased significantly from pre-test (M = 12.33, SD = 3.612) to post-test (M = 8.94, SD = 3.616), t(63) = 7.477, p < .001, d = 0.935. Findings suggest that structured art-based activities are a feasible, low-cost, non-specialist-deliverable psychosocial intervention that can complement counselling services within residential child care institutions, although the one-group design limits causal inference and controlled follow-up research is recommended.},
        keywords = {Structured art-based activities, institutionalised adolescents, self-esteem, anxiety, psychosocial intervention, residential child care, India.},
        month = {July},
        }