%0 Journal Article %A izadi, malihe %A hojjati, hamid %T The effect of poetry reading on self esteem of preschool children %J Iranian Journal of Pediatric Nursing %V 4 %N 1 %U http://jpen.ir/article-1-221-en.html %R 10.21859/jpen-04018 %D 2017 %K Reading poetry, self-esteem, preschoolers, %X Introduction: self-esteem is one of the most effective factors in educational progress and has an important role in life processes. So, according to the importance of self-esteem in children's mental care and also the art's prominent role in supplying psychological needs; this research tends to study the influence of reading poems on preschoolers' self-esteem. Method: this research was performed in 2016 by using the quasi-experimental method and random sampling on 50 preschoolers in Agh ghala. The experiment of reading poems was applied on the group during 8 sessions(twice a week, 60 minutes). The tool for this research was Cooper Smith's self-esteem questionnaire. Findings: children's self-esteem in the test group was 35/7(2/2) and it was 33/7(2/3) in the control group. Independent t-test illustrated a huge difference between both groups( p=0/003) that shows the positive effects of reading poems on children's self-esteem. Also it shows a great difference in making comparison between educational self-esteem of both groups(p=0/04) Result: the result of this research illustrates the positive effects of reading poems on children's self-esteem.This method is nonmedical, easy and simple, so it can be used as a treatment for increasing children's mental health. %> http://jpen.ir/article-1-221-en.pdf %P 51-58 %& 51 %! %9 Applicable %L A-10-243-1 %+ Department of nursing, Aliabad katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad, Iran %G eng %@ 2423-3323 %[ 2017