. Sepideh Salimi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Ahmad Papi; . Rahele Samouei; . Akbar Hassanzadeh
Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Introduction: Bibliotherapy is a supplement, simple, inexpensive and readily availablemethod to treat the diseases that is performed with cooperation of librarians andpsychologists ...
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Introduction: Bibliotherapy is a supplement, simple, inexpensive and readily availablemethod to treat the diseases that is performed with cooperation of librarians andpsychologists or doctors. The aim of this study is the investigation of group bibliotherapy’seffect on the self‑esteem of the female students of Isfahan University of Medical SciencesLiving in Dormitory in 2012. Materials and Methods: The present study is an interventionalsemi‑experimental study with pre test and post test and control group. The statisticalpopulation of study consisted of 32 female students who reside in Isfahan Universityof Medical Sciences dormitories which control and case groups and the students weredivided randomly between these two groups. Data was collected by Cooper SmithSelf‑esteem questionnaire scale (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.85). Two groups were examinedby the questionnaire in pre test. Case group received group bibliotherapy for 2 month(8 sessions of 2 hours), while the control group received no training at all. Then, 2 groupswere assessed in post test after 1 month. Descriptive statistics (means and frequenciesdistribution) and inferential statistics (independent t‑ test, paired t‑ test and mann whitney)were used and data was analyzed by SPSS20 software. Results: The findings showed thatgroup bibliotherapy had positive and significant effect on general, family, professional andtotal self esteem of female students living in dormitories, but it had no effect on their socialself esteem. Conclusion: Group bibliotherapy can increase female students’ self‑esteemlevels. On the other hand, conducting these studies not only can improve mental health ofpeople, but can also improve their reading habits.
