THE EXPRESSION OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE CHILDREN IN IRANIAN AND EUROPEAN LITERATURE

The present article is a content analysis of the children’s story books and studies the extent to which these books consider the psychological problems of the children. Problems such as aggressive behavior، lack of self-confidence، fear and distress. The article also compares these problems as reflected in Iranian and European books while giving a definition of the children’s literature and its aims and objectives. The sample studied includes fifty one books published between the years 1375 to 1385 by Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. The conclusive results show that the problem of lacking self-confidence has been pointed out more than other mentioned problems.