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 Intense emotions following physical, psychological, and cognitive changes in adolescents may lead to aggression. Aggressive adolescents, due to negative experiences in relationships, are at risk for multiple psychological problems. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on cognitive flexibility and alexithymia in aggressive adolescents.

Methods and Materials: 

This quasi-experimental study employed a pre-test, post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all high school students (grades 1 and 2) in Shahdad County during the 2021-2022 academic year. Thirty students were selected using convenience sampling from these schools, having scored higher than 78 on the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Out of these, 30 students were randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The research instruments included the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (1994), and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the data using SPSS-26 software.

 The findings indicated that dialectical behavior therapy had a significant effect on cognitive flexibility and alexithymia in aggressive adolescents (p<0.005).

 Considering the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on cognitive flexibility and alexithymia in aggressive adolescents, the implementation of intervention methods based on dialectical behavior therapy, particularly for emotional regulation and increasing cognitive flexibility, is recommended in schools and for high school students.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of remote cognitive-equilibrium tasks based cognitive rehabilitation on improving executive functions and reducing behavioral symptoms of children with ADHD. The present study was a semi-experimental, pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the included all children with attention ADHD aged 8 to 12 years. Using available sampling method, 30 children with ADHD were selected and replaced in two experimental (15people) and control (15people)groups using random replacement method. The research tools included Connors questionnaire for parents (1960), Quay and Patterson behavioral problems questionnaire (1987), brief executive function questionnaire (2000). The experimental group was trained for 10 sessions of 45 minutes in the format of two sessions a week, using the cognitive rehabilitation package based on balance-cognitive tasks of Baran, but the control group did not receive any intervention. Data analysis was done using (MANCOVA) to measure the effectiveness of remote cognitive rehabilitation using SPSS-26. The findings showed that remote cognitive rehabilitation based on balance-cognitive tasks (F = 82.952) and a significance level smaller than (0.001) has a significant effect on the component of executive functions. Also, cognitive rehabilitation through The round based on balance-cognitive tasks (F = 57.829) and the significance level is less than (0.001)) has a significant effect. Therefore, it was concluded that remote cognitive rehabilitation based on balance-cognitive tasks improves executive functions and reduces symptoms. The behavior of children with ADHD is affected.