Evaluating the effectiveness of anger management training on social skills of children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Keywords:
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Anger, Social skills, Anger management training
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of anger management training on social skills of children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Thus, 20 subjects were selected from the primary school children in district II of the city of Tehran who had referred to health clinics of district II and diagnosed by a psychologist to have ADHD through Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS). They were randomly divided into two control group (n = 10) and experimental group (n = 10). Then, the subjects completed Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) and Multidimensional Anger Scale (MAS), and their scores were considered as the pre-test scores. In the next step, the experimental group received program for anger management intervention based on cognitive-behavioural approach in eight sessions of group training, two hours a week, while the control group received no intervention. At the end of the intervention, both groups were assessed by post-test, and after two months, both groups were followed up. Finally, the data obtained were statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results showed that anger management training has been effective on increasing the social skills of children with the symptoms of (ADHD). The findings suggested that along with other ADHD treatments, reduced amount of anger and increased social skills can be expected through anger management training.
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Calamari E and Pini M. 2003. Dissociative experiences and anger proneness in late adolescent females with different attachment styles. Adolescence, 38(150): 287-303.
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Johnson SL and Carver CS. 2016. Emotion-relevant impulsivity predicts sustained anger and aggression after remission in bipolar I disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 189: 169-175.
Kazdin AE. 2008. Evidence-based treatment and practice: new opportunities to bridge clinical research and practice, enhance the knowledge base, and improve patient care. American Psychologist, 63(3): 146-159.
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Lachman JE, Palardy NR, Mcelroy HK, Philips N and Holms KJ. 2004. Anger management interventions. Journal of Early and Intensive Interventions, 1(1): 47-56.
Mafra H. 2015. Development of learning and social skills in children with learning disabilities: an educational intervention program. Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 209: 221-228.
Mikami AY, Jia M and Na JJ. 2014. Social skills training. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 23(4): 775-788.
Moradi Z. 2012. The investigation of the effect of instructing turtle technique on increasing prevention in kids suffering attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity. Master thesis. Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran.
McCarthy MA, Barnes AF and Alpert J. 1998. Childhood anger: So common, yet so misunderstood. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 11(2): 69-78.
Myers L, Fleming M, Lancman M, Perrine K and Lancman M. 2013. Stress coping strategies in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and how they relate to trauma symptoms, alexithymia, anger and mood. Seizure, 22(8): 634-639.
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Nejati V, Aghaei Sabet S and Khoshhalipanah M. 2013. Social cognition in kids suffering attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity. Quarterly of Social Cognition, 4: 47-53.
Nezafat Farizi G, Mashhadi A, Amin Yazdi S and Noforsati F. 2015. Psychotherapy effectiveness of short-term interpersonal treatment on depression symptoms, emotional expression and social skills and life quality of the depressed students. Fundamentals of Mental Health, 7: 318-324.
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Reilly PM and Shopshire MS. 2002. Anger management for substance abuse and mental health clients: cognitive behavioural therapy manual.
Ryan RM and Deci EL. 2008. A self-determination theory approach to psychotherapy: the motivational basis for effective change. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 49(3): 186-193.
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Shokouhi Yekta M, Zamani N, Mahmoudi M, Pourkarimi G and Akbari Zardkhaneh S. 2014. The effects of behavioural-cognitive interventions on controlling high school student’s anger. Journal of Shahed University, 21(11): 61-71.
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Tapia-Gutierrez CP and Cubo-Delgado S. 2015. Social skills for the teaching performance in chile: perceptions of teachers and principals. Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 197: 1069-1073.
Published
2018-06-15
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Erfani, S., & Azadi, M. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of anger management training on social skills of children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Journal of Research in Biology, 8(4), 2495-2503. Retrieved from https://ojs.jresearchbiology.com/ojs1/index.php/jrb/article/view/470
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