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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 Intervention

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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

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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
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Brouzos, Andreas
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Moschou, Kalliopi
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-29T07:49:03Z
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    2018-11-29T07:49:03Z
  • Date of first publication
    2016-03-23
  • 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.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    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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  • ISSN
    2195-7614
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1658
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2024
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v4i1.96
  • Keyword(s)
    children
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  • Keyword(s)
    emotional health
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  • Keyword(s)
    eye diseases
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  • Keyword(s)
    Group Narrative Intervention
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Utilizing storytelling to promote emotional well-being of children with a distinct physical appearance: The case of children who wear eyeglasses
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    The European Journal of Counselling Psychology
  • Page numbers
    62–76
  • Volume
    4
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