Comparison of the effectiveness of training emotional self-regulation strategies and Barkley's parenting on improving social competence, academic performance and reducing behavioral problems of students with learning disabilities with comorbidity of attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder

Adaptive behaviors, low academic performance and behavioral problems cause problems in the lives of children and their parents. The problem is that the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation and Barkleychr('39')s parenting strategies on various variables has been confirmed, but the effect of these two on social competence, academic performance and behavioral problems in students with learning disabilities has been comorbidity with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder.

To compare the effectiveness of training Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies and Barkleychr('39')s Parenting on Improving Social Competence, Academic Performance and Reducing Behavioral Problems of Students with Learning Disabilities with comorbidity Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder.

The present research method is quasi-experimental pretest, posttest design with two groups experiment. The statistical population included all students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of state centers for learning disabilities in District 4 Education of Tehran in the academic year of 1398-99. 30 students and 15 parents were selected as the sample by available sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups And a group of control (15 people in each group). Research instruments include: Connerss Child behavior Degree Scale- Teacher Form (1990), Zhou & Jei Scale (2012), Learning Disability Assessment Scale - Second Edition McCarney & Arthaud ​​(2007), Experience-Based Child Behavior Checklist Achenbach & Rescola (2001) 8 sessions 60-Minute Emotion Regulation Training Program (Allen, 2009) and Barkleychr('39')s Parenting (2013). Data analysis using univariate analysis of variance and By spss.24 software was performed.

Barkleychr('39')s parenting education program had an effect on social competence (p< 0.0001) and behavioral problems (p< 0.001) and emotion self-regulatory strategies on academic performance (p< 0.001).

Barkleychr('39')s Parenting Education and Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies can be used as effective methods to improve social competence and academic performance and reduce behavioral problems in children with Learning Disabilities with comorbidity Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.