The Overall Effect of Group Therapy on Increasing the Self-Esteem of Esfahan Prisoners

Psychologists believe many factors are involved in the development of maladaptive behaviors and delinquency people, including low self-esteem of these factors can be named. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy on increasing self-esteem integrated monotheistic male prisoners in Isfahan. A total of 24 male prisoners at the central prison of Isfahan health clause based on self-concept test, low self-esteem had been diagnosed, were randomly divided into two groups of 12-member test And the control group were assigned. Then integrated monotheistic therapy in 12 sessions of 90 minutes for the experimental group and after therapeutic intervention to re-esteem of both groups took tests. The results showed that the mean score of self-esteem, then there is a significant difference test. Thus it can be concluded that the prisoners be integrated monotheistic therapy leads to increased self-esteem.