The Effectiveness of Social Skills Training with Storytelling on Social Behavior and Loneliness of Students with Aggressive Behavior
Subject Areas : Educational Science
Abbas Ali Hossein Khanzadeh
1
(
. Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran
)
Homa Fallah Saravani
2
(
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Rasht, Iran
)
Fahimeh Imankhah
3
(
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Rasht, Iran
)
Mahboobe Taher
4
(
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran
)
Keywords: Storytelling, loneliness, Social Behavior, Social skills training, aggressive students,
Abstract :
Aggressive behavior in children, is a common problem all over the world so, the need for increasing attention and research on effective solutions, it seems necessary, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of social skills training related to school and classroom using storytelling technique on improve social behavior and decreasing loneliness of students with aggressive behavior. This is an experimental study in which pretest-posttest control group design was used. To take the purpose 30 students by Aggressive behavior diagnosis were selected by multistage random sampling from the Tehran primary schools (in Aprill educational year, 2015). Selected persons assigned in two experimental and control groups. Requirement information in this research were gathered by use of questionnaires that include of Social behavior teachers form measurement of Usher and Cassidy, loneliness of Asher and Wheeler, and Ahvaz Aggression of Zahedi and Najarian, For experimental group, Social Skills training with Storytelling were implemented at 8 weekly sessions in 60 minutes whereas control group has any training. Gathered data were analyzed by use of univariate and multivariate covariance analysis methods. the results of data analysis showed that using of social skills training related to school and classroom using storytelling technique are effective in improve total score of social behavior and deceasing loneliness in aggressive students. Based on these results, it can be said that social skills training with Storytelling can be used as a method of training programs to improve peer relations and reduce feelings of in aggressive students.
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