Group Narrative Therapy on Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy of Orphan Boys’ Adolescents Journal Article

Writer: Zadehmohammadi، Ali ؛ Abedi، Alireza ؛ Moradi Panah، Fereshteh ؛

Practice in Clinical Psychology WINTER 2012، Volume 1 - Number 1 ISC (‎8 page(s) - From 65 to 72 )

Keywords: self-purification esteem Efficacy Narrative Therapy Orphan adolescent boys

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Objectives: The present study has been carried out to investigate the effects of group narrative therapy at enhancing self-esteem and self-efficacy of 20 Iranian orphan adolescent boys (13-18 years of age).Method: Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. A 10-week group therapy was performed. Outcome measures included the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory and the Scherer Self-Efficacy Scale questionnaires.Results: Results of an analysis of covariance revealed that narrative therapy has led to significant increase in the self-esteem and self-efficacy of participants.

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Key words: Narrative therapy, Self-esteem, Self-efficacy, Orphan adolescent boys <H3>Introduction</H3> The children and adolescents raised in institutional environment encounter with multiple behavioral and emotional difficulties (The St. Petersburg-USA Orphanage Research Team, 2005; Ellis, Fisher, &amp; Zaharie, 2004). Narrative therapy is a relatively new approach to deal with individual and family problems (White &amp; Epston, 1990). Thus, in narrative therapy clinical problems are conceptualized as restraining narrative that is influenced by one’s culture and society (Costa, Nelson, Rudes, &amp; Guterman, 2007). Narrative therapy aims to help clients recognize and reflect on the elements of their current problem saturated stories, and to empower them to reformulate a more-preferred life direction (Smith &amp; Nylund, 1997; Freedman &amp; Combos, 1996). g. , Smith &amp; Nylund, 1997; Biever, McKenzie, Wales-North, &amp; Gonzales, 1995; Holcomb, 1994; Dickerson &amp; Zimmerman, 1992), and that adolescents with a variety of difficulties respond well to narrative therapy intervention (e. Accordingly, narrative therapy has been utilized to treat a wide variety of adolescents’ problems (Kaptain, 2004; Freedman &amp; Combos, 1996), including encouraging the safe sex practice among at risk young women (Cowley et al. The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of group narrative therapy to enhance self-esteem and self-efficacy of orphan adolescent boys. After identifying unique outcomes, clients are helped to create new meaning to these instances through restoring, a therapeutic process designed to help clients create a sense of empowerment, self-efficacy, and hope (Guterman &amp; Group Narrative Therapy … 69 Rudes, 2005; White, 2000).

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