AU - Zadeh-Mohammadi, Ali AU - Abedi, Alireza AU - Moradi-Panah, Fereshteh TI - Group Narrative Therapy on Self-esteem and Self-Efficacy of Male Orphan Adolescents PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - PCP JN - PCP VO - 1 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-28-en.html 4100 - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-28-en.pdf SO - PCP 1 AB  - Objective: The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of group narrative therapy on enhancing self-esteem and self-efficacy of 20 Iranian male orphan adolescents (13-18 years of age). Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. Then, a 10-week group therapy was performed. Outcome measures included the Rosenberg selfesteem inventory and the Scherer self-efficacy scale questionnaires. Results: Results of analysis of covariance revealed that narrative therapy led to significant increase in the self-esteem and self-efficiency of the participants. Conclusion: It as an effective therapy for orphan or traumatic adolescents. It is also suggested that narrative therapy can provide a useful clinical framework for therapists and clients to solve adolescents’ problems. CP - IRAN IN - Family Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. LG - eng PB - PCP PG - 55 PT - Research YR - 2013