The effectiveness of Friends program training on behavioral disorders of children with separation anxiety disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Health psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran

2 2. Professor, Department of Psychology, UAE Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

10.22034/aftj.2023.365350.1789

Abstract

Aim: The current research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of Friends program training on behavioral disorders of children with separation anxiety disorder. Method: The current research method was quasi-experimental and pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population in this research includes all children referred to behavioral disorders treatment clinics in the west of Tehran. The sampling method was available and was done on 7 to 12-year-old children with separation anxiety disorder, and they were randomly divided into two groups of 15 experimental and 15 second (control) groups. Then the experimental group underwent intervention for 10 sessions, 2 sessions of 30 to 45 minutes per week. The research tools included Achenbach's Child Behavior Inventory and Asghari Nikah et al.'s Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Intervention Protocol (2012) as well as the Friends training program designed by Barat (1990) and finally data were analyzed using the covariance analysis method and SPSS version 21 software. Results: The results showed that the training of Friends program for behavioral disorders of anxiety/depression (F=11.04, P<0.001), isolation/depression (F=10.21, P<0.001), physical complaints (F=10.08, P<0.001), social problems (F=11.41, P<0.001), thinking problems (F= 9.17, P<0.001), attention problems (F= 11.75, P<0.001), Law-breaking behavior (F=9.81, P<0.001) and behavior (F=10.16, P<0.001) of children with separation anxiety disorder were effective. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that Friends program training can be used to improve the behavioral disorders of children suffering from separation anxiety disorder

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