Effectiveness of Executive Functions Training on the Parent-Child Interaction and Social Behaviors of the Children with Low Self-Control

SHAHBAZI, FARIDEH; Ahmadi, Reza; Chorami, Maryam; Gazanfari, Ahmad

doi:10.22054/jpe.2021.59359.2294

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ PhD Student in General Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad niversity, Shahrekord, Iran

⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22054/jpe.2021.59359.2294

Abstract

Behavioral problems such as low self-control cause communicational and psychological damages in the children. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of executive functions training on the parent-child interaction and the children’s social behaviors with low self-control. The present study was experimental with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the present study included the children with low self-control in the city of Isfahan in academic year 2020-21. 40 children were selected through multi-stage clustered random sampling method and they were randomly accommodated into experimental and control groups (each group of 20 children). The experimental group received ten seventy-five-minute sessions of intervention regarding executive functions training (Fischer et al, 2005) during two months. Three children from the experimental group and two from the control group were omitted from the study. The applied questionnaires in this study included Children's Self-control Questionnaire (Kendal & Wilcox, 1979), Parent child relationship scale or (Piyanta, 1994) and social skills questionnaire. The data from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method . The results showed that executive functions training have significant effect on the parent-child interaction and social behaviors of the children with low self-control. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that executive functions training can be employed as an efficient method to improve parent-child interaction and social behaviors of the children with low self-control through employing techniques such as Increase focus and accuracy, organize activities, respond to deterrence, control impulsivity, and plan training.

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Effectiveness of Executive Functions Training on the Parent-Child Interaction and Social Behaviors of the Children with Low Self-Control

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Zhong, S., Wang, Y., Lai, S., Liu, T., Liao, X., Chen, G., Jia, Y. (2018). Associations between executive function impairment and biochemical abnormalities in bipolar disorder with suicidal ideation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 241, 282-290.

Volume 11, Issue 42June 2021Pages 159-185

Volume 11, Issue 42
June 2021
Pages 159-185