Studying and Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral and parents training how to on methods increase students self-esteem in Isfahan Junior high schools

This research aimed at studying and comparing the effectiveness of cognitive-behaviora parents training metods with pretest-posttest control group design. To do so, six classes were randomly selected among the second grade classes of Junior high schools in Esfahan province. Eliss Pop's self-esteem test was used as the pretest and 15 students whose self-esteem scores were below the cut-off score in each class were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Four experimental groups (two groups of girls and two groups of boys) were instructed based on two cognitive - behavioral methods and their parents were exposed to special instructions. The control group received no treatment. At the end of sessions, the posttest was carried out and the results were analyzed by two-way and three-way analysis of covariance. The results: showed that cognitive-behavioral instructions effectively increased the self-esteem of female students. Giving Instructions to parents increased the self-esteem of male students. The two mentioned methods increased all aspects of self-esteem simultaneously including general, educational, familial, social and physical self-esteem. The difference in one aspect was not more prominent than the other aspects