The Effectiveness of working memory strategies training on Cognitive Flexibility and Emotional Self-Regulation in Elementary Students

The aim of this study was to determine  the effectiveness of working memory strategies training on cognitive flexibility and emotional self-regulation in elementary students. The research method was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The statistical population of the study of all female elementary school students in Maku in the academic year of 2019-2020 was 3621 people. From this population, a sample of 30 people was selected by random cluster sampling and randomly replaced in experimental and control groups. The data collection tools included an affective style questionnaire (ASQ) and a wisconsin card sorting test (WCST) . Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of covariance in the SPSS program. Data analysis showed that training of working memory strategies has led to significant differences between groups in cognitive flexibility and emotional self-regulation (p < 0.05). According to the findings, working memory strategies training has been able to give students the ability to improve their cognitive flexibility and emotional self-regulation processes.