The Effectiveness of Bibliotherapy on Emotional Distress, Coping Strategies and Resilience of Adolescents With Cancer

The researcher selected two picture books whose central issues are about the common emotional distress of adolescents with cancer, that is, negative emotion coping, and self-worth. The researcher will read the story to the participant and then use the interview guideline to discuss it with him or her one by one. The interview guideline for interactive bibliotherapy is listed according to the mechanism of bibliotherapy, including identification, catharsis, and insight, and additional questions leading a reader to think deeply.

The researcher selected two picture books whose central issues are about the common emotional distress of adolescents with cancer, that is, negative emotion coping, and self-worth. The participant can take 20 to 25 minutes to read the story. No one can bother the participant during the intervention.