Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran
<div><p class="Abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The present research aimed to investigate the effect of narrative therapy on the decreasing of female students’ identity crisis in the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Ro...
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| description | <div><p class="Abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The present research aimed to investigate the effect of narrative therapy on the decreasing of female students’ identity crisis in the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The present study was a quasi-experiment with pre-test, post-test, and control group design. The statistical population included all the female students of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, from among which, a sample of 36 students was selected based on the Berzonsky’s Identity Styles Inventory (ISI-6G). The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups. The content of the sessions was based on the theory of narrative therapy which was designed by the researcher and administered for 8 sessions of 60 minutes.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The obtained data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results indicated that narrative therapy is effective in the decreasing of diffuse-avoidant identity style and increasing of informational style at a 0.05 level of significance.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> With regard to the results of the present research, it can be concluded that this method can be of great importance in the treatment of depressed and anxious individuals. Therefore, this treatment, with regard to its flexibility and uniqueness, the techniques that individuals use in structuring their own stories, and the confrontation of the clients with themselves and not their thoughts, may be of greater importance in the future.</p></div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bf10eb56a4c49439badc6d89f04f03c2022-12-22T01:33:08ZengVesnu PublicationsInternational Journal of Body, Mind and Culture2345-58022015-03-0121414923Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, IranMasoumeh Komijani0Parivash Vakili1Department of Guidance and Counseling, School of Educational Sciences and Counseling, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, IranDepartment of Guidance and Counseling, School of Educational Sciences and Counseling, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran<div><p class="Abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The present research aimed to investigate the effect of narrative therapy on the decreasing of female students’ identity crisis in the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The present study was a quasi-experiment with pre-test, post-test, and control group design. The statistical population included all the female students of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, from among which, a sample of 36 students was selected based on the Berzonsky’s Identity Styles Inventory (ISI-6G). The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups. The content of the sessions was based on the theory of narrative therapy which was designed by the researcher and administered for 8 sessions of 60 minutes.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The obtained data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results indicated that narrative therapy is effective in the decreasing of diffuse-avoidant identity style and increasing of informational style at a 0.05 level of significance.</p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> With regard to the results of the present research, it can be concluded that this method can be of great importance in the treatment of depressed and anxious individuals. Therefore, this treatment, with regard to its flexibility and uniqueness, the techniques that individuals use in structuring their own stories, and the confrontation of the clients with themselves and not their thoughts, may be of greater importance in the future.</p></div>http://ijbmc.org/index.php/ijbmc/article/view/24Narrative TherapyIdentityIdentity Processing StylesIdentity Crisis |
| spellingShingle | Masoumeh Komijani Parivash Vakili Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture Narrative Therapy Identity Identity Processing Styles Identity Crisis |
| title | Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran |
| title_full | Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran |
| title_short | Evaluation of Narrative Therapy in the Decrease of Female Students’ Identity Crisis in the Department of Sciences and Counseling of Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran |
| title_sort | evaluation of narrative therapy in the decrease of female students identity crisis in the department of sciences and counseling of islamic azad university roudehen branch roudehen iran |
| topic | Narrative Therapy Identity Identity Processing Styles Identity Crisis |
| url | http://ijbmc.org/index.php/ijbmc/article/view/24 |
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