souri moharramzadeh

  The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of anger management and parenting training on response inhibition, self-pity and selective attention in students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

In terms of applied purpose, and in terms of the nature of the data, this study was a quasi-experimental design of pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study was all fifth and sixth grade male students in District 9 of Tehran in the academic year of 2009-2010. 45 people were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental groups were trained and the control group remained on the waiting list. The instruments used were the confrontational disobedience disorder rating scale in children (Homersen et al., 2006) and self-pity (Nef, 2003), which were used in pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of covariance in Spss software version 23.

The results showed that the group receiving the anger management and parenting training program on Self-compassion in students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder are not only showed more effectiveness than the control group. Self-compassion and selective attention of students with Oppositional Defiant Disorderare had the same effect as parenting department.

Therefore, the use of parenting and anger management training along with educational courses for students with confrontational disobedience disorder can prevent the occurrence, exacerbation and conversion of symptoms of confrontational disobedience disorder. 

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 The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of anger management and parenting training on selective attention in students with oppositional defiant disorder.

This research was applied in terms of purpose, and quasi-experimental design of pre-test and post-test design with a control group in terms of the data nature. The statistical population included all fifthand sixth-grade elementary school students in District 9 of Tehran City in the academic year of 2019-2020, of which 45 were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The anger management experimental group based on cognitive-behavioral approach was trained in eight 1.5hr sessions, the parenting experimental group was trained in nine 90min sessions, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The instruments used in the present study included the Scoring Scale for Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Children (Homersen et al., 2006) and the word “Stroop” color test for selective attention, which were used in two stages: pre-test and post-test.

The analysis of data obtained from the questionnaire was performed through the SPSS-V24 software in two descriptive and inferential sections (analysis of covariance).

The results revealed that the groups receiving the anger management and parenting training programs showed greater effectiveness on selective attention in students with oppositional defiant disorder than the control group. Coping had the same effect in the two groups of “anger management” and “parenting”. It seems that therapists, researchers and psychotherapists in the field of children and adolescents can use the educational programs of the present study to increase the selective attention of learners.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of anger management and parenting training on response inhibition in students with Oppositional/Confrontational Defiant Disorder (ODD/FDD).

This research was a quasiexperimental study of pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all male students with ODD/FDD in Tehran in 2020. Overall 45 people were selected as a sample according to the entry and exit criteria through voluntary and available sampling and assigned into two experimental groups and one control group. The instruments used in the present study included a grading scale for ODD/FDD in children and to inhibit the response of the Stroop word color test.

Anger management and parenting training showed more effectiveness on response inhibition in the case comparing to the control group (P <0.5). Also anger management training group parenting training group had the same effect on the response inhibition of students with ODD/FDD (P<0.5).

Therefore, education of anger management and parenting training as two interventional programs can be effective in inhibiting the response of students with ODD/FDD.

The aim of this study was to compare social adjustment and academic achievement in two groups of students: users and non-users of the internet. The research method was sectional-comparative. The population of the study was all 16-17-year-old internet-user and internet-non-user high school students in 2014. The subjects of the research were 400 male and female high school students in Tehran. Non-user students were selected through stratified sampling method and users were selected using matching sampling (same range of age, gender and socioeconomic status). The instruments used in this study were the adjustment inventory for high school students (AISS) and a researcher-made questionnaire for assessing demographic characteristics. To measure the students’ academic achievement, their averages of the first and second semesters were compared. Data analysis was conducted using the t test and one way analysis (ANOVA). The results showed that there were significant differences between the two groups in academic achievement. This means that user students achieved higher marks in school. But, no significant difference was observed between the groups in social adjustment. Also results of ANOVA showed the effect of computer use on academic achievement is the same in both male and female students and in both group increase academic achievement. These findings have important implications for planners and educational administrators about teaching students how to use the Internet.