A review of the effectiveness of storytelling in promoting children's mental health

Storytelling plays an indirect role in children and adolescents in order to provide a framework for teaching and promoting self-understanding, efficiency and unification experiences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of storytelling on promoting the mental health of children 4 to 10. The method of inspiring this study was using the keywords mental health, storytelling and children in Persian and English databases such as IranDock, IranModex, Seyed, MegIran, Google Scholar and Science Direct, between 2006. It took place until 1398. 89 related articles were reviewed and selected. Mental health criteria were separated and classified into four areas: cognitive, communication, managerial and physical. According to the analysis of the findings, life skills (22%) and types of support (19%) were the most consistent in the articles. With sufficient information about the criteria of mental health and the effect of reading stories on these indicators, scientific-educational packages can be used for prevention and treatment interventions in children. Relevant organizations such as education and health can use the results of this research in planning and implementing such programs.