The Effect of the Mandala Method in Reduction of Psychological Distress During Anogenital Examination of Sexually Abused Children Aged 9-12

This technique is a creative art-based relaxation method that aims to reduce children's anxiety and fear levels. The application was carried out to make children feel psychologically safer and calmer before the examination. The selected mandala forms were created in accordance with the attention span, motor skill capacity and visual perception development of children between the ages of 9 and 12 by choosing simple but symbolic structures with moderate level of detail.