en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:normal"><b>Objective:</b> The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of story therapy in improving the self-perception of male students.<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b>Method:</b> The present study is in the field of applied research in terms of its purpose and is of a semi-experimental type based on the nature of its implementation. The statistical population of the study consists of all elementary school students in Gonbad-Kavoos in the academic year 2024-2025. Sampling was selected using the convenience sampling method. The sample under study was divided into two control and experimental groups, each of which consisted of fifteen people. In the present study, Harter&#39;s Self-Perception Scale (2015) was used to collect data. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.748, which indicates the desired reliability of the instrument. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistical methods and inferential statistics.<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b>Findings:</b> The findings showed that story therapy increases students&#39; self-perception. Stories increase self-concept and problem-solving skills in children, and therefore, story therapy education is effective in increasing their self-perception.<span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:normal"><b>Conclusion:</b> Story therapy can convey many educational concepts in the fields of culture, ethics, health, or various sciences to the child without directly affecting his beliefs or creating negative resistance or feelings of stubbornness.<span lang="EN"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Story therapy, Self-perception, Students 0 0 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-717&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zakieh Sadegh Nawhid.Psychologist@gmail.com 10031947532846008577 10031947532846008577 Yes Master's Student In Child And Adolescent Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Semnan, Iran. Hoshang Zahiri 10031947532846008578 10031947532846008578 No Assistant Professor, Department Of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Semnan, Iran.