The Present Research Effect of Narrative Therapy on Shyness, Depression and Self-esteem amonge preschool Children of Ahvaz City

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 3, Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 12, January 0, Pages 32-47   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v6i2.52102

Authors

Fatemeh Loveimy; sahar safarzadeh^*

Islamic Azad UniversityAhvaz Branch

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the effect of narrative therapy on shyness, depression and self-esteem of preschoolers in Ahwaz.
Method: The participants of the study included 40 preschoolers (12 girls and 28 boys) from Ahvaz that were randomly selected through multistage sampling. The design of this study was quasi-experimental. The research instruments employed for data collection were Rafi's (1983) shyness questionnaire, Beck's(1971) children and adolescents depression scale-A (CDS-A), and Coppersmith's (1967) self-esteem questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and analysis of multivariate covariance (MANCOVA) were utilized for data analysis. The experimental group was provided with12 sixty-minute sessions of narrative therapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention.
Findings: The results showed that narrative therapy has a positive effect on reducing shyness and depression in children. Furthermore, narrative therapy has a positive effect oneself-esteem and its subscales including the overall, social, family, and educational self in children.

Keywords

Narrative therapy; shyness; depression; Self-esteem

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