The Effectiveness of Executive Function-based Training on Enhancement of Self-Control Symptoms in 6-8 Year Old Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Single Case Study

Subject Areas : Clinical

farnaz akvan ¹ (Clinical Psychology, Khomeini Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan, Iran)
mehrdad kalantari ² (Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)

Received: 2021-12-28 Accepted : 2022-01-29 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: executive functions, 6-8 year old children, Self-Control, Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of executive function-based training on enhancement of self-control symptoms in 6-8 year old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The research method was single case study and A-B design. The statistical population included all children aged 6-8 years with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in academic year 2016-2017. Sampling was performed by purposive method and 4 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were selected by psychiatrist using DSM-V and Hyperactivity Disorder Questionnaire (Conners, 1969), and after recording baseline data, they were intervened in 8 sessions of 45 minutes. Finally, one month after the end of the intervention, follow-up data were collected. Assessment tools included Teacher and Parent Questionnaire (Conners, 1990) and Children's Self-Control Questionnaire (Kendall and Wilcox, 1979). Data were analyzed using in intra-situ method. Visual analysis of the findings showed that the intervention was effective on three of the four subjects and executive function training has an effect on self-control symptoms in 6-8 year old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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