Effectiveness Of Narrative Therapy Research Articles

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on the Psychological Capital of Mothers of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disability

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on the Psychological Capital of Mothers of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Social Physique Anxiety in Obese and Overweight Women (Original Article)

Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Social Physique Anxiety in Obese and Overweight Women (Original Article)

The effect of narrative therapy on sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life in women

The effect of narrative therapy on sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life in women

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility and Perceived Burdensomeness in People with Addiction Tendencies

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Cognitive Flexibility and Perceived Burdensomeness in People with Addiction Tendencies

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Psychological Capital and a Sense of Coherence among Spouses of Individuals Undergoing Withdrawal

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Psychological Capital and a Sense of Coherence among Spouses of Individuals Undergoing Withdrawal

Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy and Good Enough Sex Model on sexual attitude and sexual satisfaction in married infertile men and women

Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy and Good Enough Sex Model on sexual attitude and sexual satisfaction in married infertile men and women

Effect of Narrative Therapy on Happiness and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Surgery Experience: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Effect of Narrative Therapy on Happiness and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Surgery Experience: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Narrative therapy to relieve stigma in oral cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial.

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of narrative therapy in relieving stigma in oral cancer patients who underwent major surgical treatment. Health-related stigma compromises mental health and life quality in people with physical or mental abnormalities. Narrative therapy has been implemented to overcome stigma among populations in a diversity of disease states. However, the effectiveness of narrative therapy in relieving stigma among patients with oral cancer is not known. This study was a randomized controlled trial, in which 100 oral cancer patients were selected and randomly assigned to the 'narrative therapy' group, who received narrative therapy treatment in addition to standard care, and the 'control' group, who was provided standard care only. This research combined measurement of several questionnaires to evaluate stigma. Analysis of variance and paired t tests were employed for data analysis. Findings in this study demonstrated that narrative therapy treatment effectively relieved oral cancer patients' sense of shame, reducing overall stigma and significantly improving self-esteem and social relationships. Narrative therapy was demonstrated to be a promising therapeutic intervention for stigma relief in oral cancer patients.

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Reducing Behavior Problems and Improving Self-Perception in Students

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Reducing Behavior Problems and Improving Self-Perception in Students

Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Communication Patterns for Women Experiencing Low Marital Satisfaction

The current study was designed as quasi‐experimental with a pretest and post‐test evaluating the efficacy of narrative therapy on communication patterns for women experiencing low marital satisfaction. Thirty women experiencing low marital satisfaction were chosen using convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to an intervention and waiting list group. The intervention group was treated individually by narrative therapy in eight 45‐minute sessions. Results from repeated measurement ANOVA revealed significant differences between and within the groups and interaction between and within groups. Independent and paired t‐test results showed significant improvement in the intervention group in their marital satisfaction, male‐demand/female‐withdraw, and total demand/withdraw with maintenance at eight weeks follow‐up. Results included increased marital satisfaction, reduced male‐demand/female‐withdraw, and reduced total demand/withdraw. Thus, results show that narrative therapy is effective in increasing the marital satisfaction indicators of male‐demand/female‐withdraw, total demand/withdraw, and marital satisfaction.

The Effect of Narrative Therapy on School Anxiety in Female Primary Students

The Effect of Narrative Therapy on School Anxiety in Female Primary Students

A Comparative Study on Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy and Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy on Resilience of Women with Breast Surgery Experience

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of narrative therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy on Resilience in women with breast surgery experience. Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest, controlled design with follow-up. The study population consisted of all women with breast cancer who were undergoing postmastectomy radiotherapy in Tabriz in 2018. In total, 30 women were selected by a purposive sampling method, and divided into three groups of narrative therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy, and control. The intervention groups received their respective treatments over 8 sessions of 1.5 hours. The groups were assessed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale before, after, and four months after the treatment. Results: The mean postintervention resilience scores for the narrative therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy groups (66.4 and 79.9, respectively) were significantly greater compared with the control group (51.9) (P < 0.001). Similar results were observed at the 4-mont follow-up indicating a lasting effect. Also, the effect of rational emotive behavior therapy on resilience was greater than that of narrative therapy both after the intervention and at 4-month follow-up (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Narrative therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy increased resiliency in women with breast surgery experience.

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Reducing the Fear of Intimacy in Couples

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on Reducing the Fear of Intimacy in Couples

Experimental design and statistical evaluation on the effect of narrative therapy on body image and body mass index in Iranian overweight and obese women

Background and aimsObesity has recently shown a trend in becoming an epidemic and a community health problem. Studies on obese individuals have shown associations between the risks of obesity and its hazardous effects both on physical and mental health as well as on the body image. Narrative therapy, which allows an obese and overweighted woman to re-author her life narratives by focusing on positive interpretations, is a useful approach in the treatment of the body image disturbances. MethodTen women in the diet therapy group just received a weight loss diet for 5 weeks, 10 women in the narrative therapy group plus a weight loss diet (ten sessions twice a week, each session lasting 50-min), and ten women in control group participated in this study. The 3 groups were homogeneous. The effects of the program were measured using a Multidimensional Body-Self Relation Questionnaire (MBSRQ) test. ResultsThis study illustrated that the diet therapy along with narrative therapy had significant effects on body image. (P < 0.001). Furthermore, diet therapy along with narrative therapy significantly decreased BMI, (P < 0.001), although the amount of decrease was not clinically significant. ConclusionThe results established that Narrative therapy along with diet therapy can be a useful intervention strategy for improving body image in overweight and obese women by focusing on positive experiences in outsider witnessing the process. The present study raised the possibility that a multi-dimensional approach of diet therapy and narrative therapy can successfully result in body image improvement through life narratives reconstruction.

The effect of narrative therapy on resiliency of women who have referred to counseling centers in Isfahan

AIM: The aim of this study is the evaluation of the effect of narrative therapy on the resiliency of women referred to counseling centers in Isfahan. METHOD: The study was quasi-experimental, with pretest, posttest, and control group. The statistical population was women who had marital problems and had referred to counseling centers of Isfahan. At first, by the use of available sampling, three counseling centers of Isfahan were selected. Then, by available random sampling, 30% were selected and were randomly put into two groups of experiment and witness. First, all samples answered to the Connor–Davidson's resilience scale. Then, the experiment group took part in eight 2 h sessions of group narrative therapy. And finally, the posttest of both experiment and control group was performed. To evaluate the data and analyze the results of this study, the analysis of covariance was implemented. RESULT AND CONCLUSION: Findings have shown that the process of narrative therapy sessions has had a significant impact on the increase of tolerance (P = 0.001). The results of this study can be implemented in increasing of women's resiliency.

The effect of narrative therapy on anxiety, pain and anger dentists in dental care for children 8-4 years under the city of Neka and Sari

The effect of narrative therapy on anxiety, pain and anger dentists in dental care for children 8-4 years under the city of Neka and Sari

Effectiveness of narrative therapy on mental health of addicts' wives treated in the addiction treatment centers in Khomeini Shahr

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of narrative therapy on mental health of addicts' wives treated in the addiction treatment centers in Khomeini Shahr. Methodology: This study was conducted based on the quasi-experimental method with pretest, posttest, and control group. The population of this study was included all the wives of the addicts who were under the therapy of the addiction treatment centers in Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan, Iran. In this study, the addicts' wives were aware that their husbands were under the therapy in addiction treatment centers and were randomly put into the experimental group (15 individuals) and control group (15 individuals). The instrument of the research was General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg (1987). First, a pretest was taken from the experimental group and control group. Then, four sessions, which were 1 h were held for the experimental group. Finally, a posttest was taken from these two groups. Data were analyzed with the analysis of covariance. Result: Findings showed that narrative therapy had a statistically significant effect on the mental health of addicts' wives treated in the addiction treatment centers in Khomeini Shahr and increased their mental health (F = 8.96, P < 0.05). Conclusion: As a result, the narrative therapy approach is a change in their mental health for addressing consumers' wives tales about their position, family, and wife.

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy on the Decrease of Social Phobia in the Female High School Students: Isfahan

The present research aims at examining the effectiveness of narrative therapy on the decrease of social phobia in female high school students in Isfahan for the academic year 2013-14. This quasi- experimental study is of pretest posttest type along with an experimental group and a control group. All the high school students in Isfahan, academic year 2013-14, constituted the statistical population of which 30 students were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Narrative therapy was done on the experimental group for 8 sessions. To collect the required data, social phobia inventory developed by Moshveri (2003) was used. Statistical data analysis was done by descriptive statistics including tables, histograms, percentage frequency distributions, mean estimation, and standard deviation and by inferential statistics, which on the basis of research hypotheses, included analysis of covariance. The results of analysis of covariance revealed that there is a meaningful difference between the experimental group and control group in the decrease of social phobia

Influence of narrative therapy on the family environment and values in adolescents with emotional disorder

Objective To explore the effect of narrative therapy on family environment and values in adolescents with emotional disorder. Methods 35 adolescents with emotional disorder and their parents from Affiliated Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University were enrolled and treated by narrative therapy. Family environment was assessed using Family Environment Scale-Chinese Version (FES-CV)and was compared between pre-and post-therapy. Results 28 adolescents with emotional disorder and their parents completed therapy . The cohesion, independence, intellectual orientation, active-recreation orientation and organization in FES-CV showed higher scores at post-therapy than at pre-therapy((6.89±2.56)vs.(4.21±3.21); (5.54±1.35)vs.(4.68±1.51); (4.75±2.07)vs.(3.50±2.12); (4.07±2.65)vs.(2.50±2.32); (3.68±1.77)vs. (2.50±1.62)respectively). The contradict in FES-CV showed lower scores at post-therapy than at pre-therapy((2.75±2.44) vs (5.25±2.50)). The values of adolescents with emotional disorder and their parents had a positive change after narrative therapy. Conclusion Narrative therapy is effective on the positive change of FES-CV and values of adolescents with emotional disorder and their parents. Key words: Narrative therapy; Emotional disorder; Adolescents; Family environment; Value

The Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy With Young People With Autism

The aim of this pilot study was to be the first step toward empirically determining whether narrative therapy is effective in helping young people with autism who present with emotional and behavioral problems. Autism is increasingly being recognized in young people with average and above intelligence. Because of the nature of autism, these young people have difficulty navigating the challenges of school and adolescence. Narrative therapy can help them with their current difficulties and also help them develop skills to address future challenges. Narrative therapy involves working with a person to examine and edit the stories the person tells himself or herself about the world. It is designed to promote social adaptation while working on specific problems of living. This pilot intervention study used a convenience sample of 10 young people with autism (10-16 years) to evaluate the effectiveness of five 1 hr sessions of narrative therapy conducted over 10 weeks. The study used the parent-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures were the Kessler-10 Scale of Psychological Distress (K-10), the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and a stress biomarker, the salivary cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ratio. Significant improvement in psychological distress identified through the K-10 was demonstrated. Significant improvement was identified on the Emotional Symptoms Scale of the SDQ. The cortisol:DHEA ratio was responsive and a power analysis indicated that further study is indicated with a larger sample. Narrative therapy has merit as an intervention with young people with autism. Further research is indicated.