Effectiveness of Bibliotherapy on the Assertiveness of Elementary School Students

Ahmadian, Marzie, Rastgoumoghadam, Mitra, Seifi, Leili and Asadi Yoonesi, Mohamad Reza Effectiveness of Bibliotherapy on the Assertiveness of Elementary School Students. Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 2024, vol. 30, n. 4, pp. 414-431. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of bibliotherapy on the assertiveness of low-assertiveelementary school students.Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up groups.The statistical population for the study consisted of shy female students in the fourth grade of a primary school inQaen City. The researchers used purposeful sampling to select the sample. An intervention using bibliotherapy wasadministered to the experimental group over 8 sessions, each involving the reading of a storybook for 45 minutes,twice a week. The control group did not receive any intervention. The researchers employed covariance analysis andrepeated measurement to test their hypotheses.Findings: The experimental group improved significantly over the control group during the post-test phase. Theresults also demonstrated that this improvement was sustained during the follow-up phase. These findings suggest thatgroup bibliotherapy is an effective approach for enhancing and maintaining bold behaviour in children who strugglewith this skill.Conclusion: It is crucial to utilize techniques that facilitate communication between children and their therapists,and in this study, story therapy through bibliotherapy was found to provide an opportunity for children to overcometheir limitations. The current research utilized the bibliotherapy approach, specifically story therapy, to offer a chancefor children lacking courage to address their vulnerabilities. The potential factors contributing to this progress can beidentified in the characteristics of story therapy as highlighted by experts.

Persian abstract

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Bibliotherapy,Assertiveness,Elementary School Students,Qaen city
Subjects:	D. Libraries as physical collections. > DC. Public libraries.
Depositing user:	rispl journal Journal
Date deposited:	25 Feb 2026 17:55
Last modified:	25 Feb 2026 17:55
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/47500

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