Comparing the effectiveness of transactional behavior analysis therapy and transcranial direct electrical stimulation therapy on anxiety and quality of life in first-year high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Subject Areas : general Psychology

Sonia Jahedi Delivand ¹ , Morteza Tarkhan ² , Morvarid Ahadi ³ , Parvaneh Ghodsi ⁴

1 - PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran, [e-mail]
2 - (Corresponding author), Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran [e-mail] , tell: 09113920297
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran, Iran, [e-mail]
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran [e-mail]

Received: 2024-08-02 Accepted : 2024-11-20 Published : 2024-12-21

Keywords: Anxiety, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Direct transcranial electrical stimulation treatment, Quality of life, Reciprocal behavior analysis treatment ,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of interactional behavior analysis therapy and transcranial direct electrical stimulation therapy on anxiety and quality of life of first-grade high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Research methods: The current research was of applied type and a semi-experimental design of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the research consisted of students (boys and girls) with hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit disorder in special schools of Rasht city in the academic year of 2023-2024. The number of people in the current research sample is 45 people, and the share of each group is 15 people who were selected by purposeful sampling. The research tools were Weir et al.'s quality of life questionnaire (1988), Beck's anxiety questionnaire (1990), the standard attention deficit hyperactivity disorder questionnaire, and Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham (1981). The methods of data analysis were multivariate covariance, multivariate covariance analysis, univariate covariance analysis, and Tukey's post hoc test. Findings: The results of the research showed that there is a difference of 0.01 between the effectiveness of group training, interaction behavior analysis therapy, and transcranial direct electrical stimulation therapy on anxiety and quality of life of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Conclusion: From the findings it can be concluded that interactional behavior analysis treatment and transcranial direct electrical stimulation treatment are effective in quality of life and anxiety in first-grade high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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