Utilizing storytelling to promote emotional well-being of children with a distinct physical appearance: The case of children who wear eyeglasses
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Brouzos, Andreas
Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.
Moschou, Kalliopi
Abstract / Description
This study explored the effectiveness of storytelling in supporting children with unusual physical traits. Participants were forty-eight children, aged 9 – 12 who, due to various eye diseases, wear eyeglasses. They completed various standardized self-report measures, both before and after participation, in one of the six intervention groups. The measures assessed shyness and social anxiety symptoms, loneliness and social dissatisfaction, perception of negative evaluation, satisfaction with one’s appearance, and anxiety regarding physical appearance. The intervention consisted of six 90-min group sessions and included both individual and group activities. The results lend support to the hypothesis that storytelling can significantly contribute to the emotional well-being of children, with a distinct physical appearance.
Keyword(s)
children emotional health eye diseases Group Narrative InterventionPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-03-23
Journal title
The European Journal of Counselling Psychology
Volume
4
Issue
1
Page numbers
62–76
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Brouzos, A., Vassilopoulos, S. P., & Moschou, K. (2016). Utilizing storytelling to promote emotional well-being of children with a distinct physical appearance: The case of children who wear eyeglasses. The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 4(1), 62–76. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v4i1.96
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Brouzos, Andreas
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Moschou, Kalliopi
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Date of first publication2016-03-23
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Abstract / DescriptionThis study explored the effectiveness of storytelling in supporting children with unusual physical traits. Participants were forty-eight children, aged 9 – 12 who, due to various eye diseases, wear eyeglasses. They completed various standardized self-report measures, both before and after participation, in one of the six intervention groups. The measures assessed shyness and social anxiety symptoms, loneliness and social dissatisfaction, perception of negative evaluation, satisfaction with one’s appearance, and anxiety regarding physical appearance. The intervention consisted of six 90-min group sessions and included both individual and group activities. The results lend support to the hypothesis that storytelling can significantly contribute to the emotional well-being of children, with a distinct physical appearance.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationBrouzos, A., Vassilopoulos, S. P., & Moschou, K. (2016). Utilizing storytelling to promote emotional well-being of children with a distinct physical appearance: The case of children who wear eyeglasses. The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 4(1), 62–76. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v4i1.96en_US
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ISSN2195-7614
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1658
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2024
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v4i1.96
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Keyword(s)childrenen_US
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Keyword(s)emotional healthen_US
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Keyword(s)eye diseasesen_US
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Keyword(s)Group Narrative Interventionen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleUtilizing storytelling to promote emotional well-being of children with a distinct physical appearance: The case of children who wear eyeglassesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleThe European Journal of Counselling Psychology
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Page numbers62–76
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Volume4
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