The Effectiveness of Spiritual Components' Education in the Feeling of Loneliness and Self-esteem of Orphan Students

Spirituality, as an effective factor, plays a significant role in the physical and mental health of individuals, especially adolescents. Paying attention to this variable becomes more necessary than ever before, when an individual loses his parent and guardian. This paper seeks to study the effectiveness of spiritual component educations on reducing the feeling of loneliness and increasing self-esteem on the teens of orphanage. The sample consisted of 40 adolescents living in orphanages of Kerman province, who were randomly assigned to four groups. The spiritual components were presented to the two experimental groups in 10 sessions of 90 minutes, and the two control groups did not receive a program. According to the statistical method, pretest was taken from the only one test group and a control group before implementing the therapeutic plan, but after its implementation, all four groups responded to the questionnaire forms of loneliness and self-esteem. The findings show that educating the spiritual teachings had a significant effect on reducing the adolescent feeling of loneliness (0/05>P), but it has not been effective on the element of self-esteem. The spiritual components provide prosperity and happiness for man by refining and reconstructing the internal and external aspects of individuals.