The effectiveness of parenting training based on schema therapy on emotion regulation, children's behavioral symptoms and academic performance in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Amol city

Subject Areas : Adolescent health

رضا جوهری فرد ¹ , Kambiz Seyyedhoseini ² , Marziyeh Talebzadeh ³

1 - استاد
2 - PhD student, psychology and education of exceptional children, Islamic Azad University Ahvaz branch, Ahvaz, Iran. [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran [e-mail]

Received: 2023-12-19 Accepted : 2024-04-06 Published : 2024-09-28

Keywords: academic performance, emotion regulation, children's behavioral symptoms, children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, parenting training based on schema therapy,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: Children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder often have problems in emotional regulation, behavioral symptoms, and academic performance, and face rejection by peers and social isolation. However, the defect in the social functions of these children is still doubtful. The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of parenting education based on therapy-schema on regulation-excitement, children's behavioral symptoms and academic performance in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Amol city. Research method: The present study was a semi-experimental design of pre-test-post-test and follow-up with control group. The statistical population of the current research included all primary school children aged 7 to 11 years with ADHD along with their mothers in Amol city in 2019-2020, and 30 people from this population were selected purposefully and randomly. In the experimental group of parenting training based on schema therapy (15 people) and the control group (15 people) were replaced. The sample subjects completed the questionnaires of Garenfsky's emotion regulation (Garnefsky et al., 2001), children's behavioral symptoms (Connors, 1999) and academic performance (Pham and Taylor, 1990). To analyze the data, multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance, Benferoni's follow-up test were used in SPSS-24 software. Findings: The results showed that the parenting education based on therapeutic schema improved emotion regulation methods, academic performance and reduced behavioral symptoms in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of parenting training based on therapeutic schema on emotion regulation, behavioral symptoms and academic performance, psychologists and counselors of psychotherapy and counseling service centers can use these approaches to reduce hyperactive disorder. Use attention deficit disorder.

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