A Study of The Effectiveness of Emotional Schema Therapy on Self-Control Strategies among Students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on self-control strategies among students with oppositional defiant disorder. The research design was a single subject design of ABA type. The statistical population of the study also included all high school students in Dalahu city in the academic year 2020-2021. In this study, 6 students were selected by purposive sampling method with full observance of ethical considerations. The tools used in this study were semi-structured clinical interview based on DSM-5, oppositional defiant disorder rating scale and Tangney self-control scale. The subjects then received 10 sessions of intervention based on emotional schema therapy and after the fourth, seventh and tenth sessions were evaluated by research tools. The results of the statistical analysis show the effectiveness of emotional schema therapy on self-control symptoms in 6 participants. Cohen's d values are in the range of 0.41 to 0.80 and indicate a moderate effect. PEM, PND and PAND indices are all 1 and the absolute value of RCI is greater than 1 in all cases. Therefore, the emotional schema Therapy hypothesis is effective on students’ self-control strategies with oppositional defiant disorder.