janan novin; Hadi Bahrami Ehsan
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of training package based on the religious-psychological education on communicative skill and control aggression. Sampling method is a voluntary sampling .The research method was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control ...
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of training package based on the religious-psychological education on communicative skill and control aggression. Sampling method is a voluntary sampling .The research method was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The study population consisted of all married women in regions 11 and 12 in Tehran is at least one year and a maximum fifteen years of married life passed. The sample of study consisted of thirty-six married women in regions 11 and 12 in Tehran who were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The pre-test was administered to both groups .Then, experimental group trained seven sessions under the package was designed based on religious–psychology. Interpersonal communication skills (Monagemzadeh, 1391), and aggression AGQ (Arnold H. Buss and Perry, 1992) were conducted in control and experimental groups before and after the intervention. In order to compare pre-test and post-test, analysis of covariance was used.The final results show that the training package was designed based on religious –psychology, has a positive effect on communicative skills and control aggression.
Hadi Hashemi Razini; Minoo Karampoor
Volume 5, Issue 20 , December 2015, , Pages 161-185
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Executive Functions Training Program on Social and Communication Skills of Children who have Autism spectrum disorders. This was a quasi-experimental research, and a pre-test, post-test, follow-up and control group. To do so, 10 Autisms ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Executive Functions Training Program on Social and Communication Skills of Children who have Autism spectrum disorders. This was a quasi-experimental research, and a pre-test, post-test, follow-up and control group. To do so, 10 Autisms 7 to 12 years from special clinics of Beautiful Mind in Tehran city were selected by accessible sampling method. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) and Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) for diagnosis of Autism were used and them were randomly distributed into experimental and control groups. Social and communication skills were assessed by Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC). Experimental group received executive Functions Training for 15 one hour sessions. For analyzing statistical data, a repeated measure is used. Results indicated that there is a meaningful difference between the social and communication skills in both control and experimental group in post-test and follow up stages. It could be concluded that Executive Functions Training is effective on Decrease Clinical Symptoms of Children who have Autism spectrum disorders and can be used as an effective intervention to eliminate or decrease clinical symptoms.
