تاثير آموزش توانش اجتماعي بر بهبود روابط با همگنان در كودكان مبتلا به اختلال كم توجهي/فزون كنشي مقطع ابتدايي شهر اصفهان

The Effect of Social SkiD Training (SST) on Improving Peer Relations in Children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of social skill training (through direct training and parental training) on improving peer relations in primary school children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. To achieve this, 45 boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were selected from among those who were referred to psychological clinics (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Special Clinic for Children and Adolescents as well as the Psychology and Counseling Clinic of Isfahan Ministry of Education). The subjects were randomly assigned to three groups (two experimental and one control group). The first experimental group received direct training whereas the second experimental group received a combination of direct and parental training (ten weeks). The controlled group received no instruction. To compare the three groups, a pre-test, post test, as well as a follow up using the Pupil Evaluation Inventory were used. The data were analyzed by using multi-variant co-variance and U-Man-Vitny test. The results show significant differences among the three groups in the post-test and the follow-up.