Zahra Moosa Soroosh; Ghazal Sadat Pournasai; Milad SabzehAra Langaroudi
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2025, , Pages 21-30
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy based on rhythmic activities on improving behavioral problems of children with developmental coordination disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy based on rhythmic activities on improving behavioral problems of children with developmental coordination disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study included children with developmental coordination disorder, referring to schools for children with special needs and rehabilitation centers in the cities of Ramsar and Tonekabon in 2024. Using a purposive sampling method and based on the inclusion criteria, 30 people were selected and randomly assigned to experimental groups (15 people) and a control group (15 people). First, in the pre-test stage, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach and Rescorla, 2001) questionnaire was administered to all participants. Then, music therapy sessions based on rhythmic activities were conducted on the experimental group for five one-hour sessions, and the control group did not receive training. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The findings showed that music therapy based on rhythmic activities was effective in improving behavioral problems in children with developmental coordination disorder (p<0.05). From the findings, it can be concluded that music therapy based on rhythmic activities can be used as an effective method in schools for children with special needs and rehabilitation centers to improve behavioral problems in children with developmental coordination disorder.
Mentally Retarded
Ghazal Sadat Pournasai; Masoume Maleki Pirbazari; Milad Sabze Arai Langrodi
Volume 1, Issue 2 , January 2025, , Pages 1-13
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of play therapy and story therapy in improving the behavioral problems of mentally disabled children. The research sample consisted of 45 elementary school students selected through purposive sampling from students studying in special schools ...
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of play therapy and story therapy in improving the behavioral problems of mentally disabled children. The research sample consisted of 45 elementary school students selected through purposive sampling from students studying in special schools in Bandar Anzali city. Their parents answered the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach, and Rescorla, 2007), and the students were randomly assigned to three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). After the pre-test, experimental intervention (8 sessions 45-minute play therapy sessions and 10 sessions 45-minute narrative therapy), and post-test, the data were analyzed using the analysis of the covariance method and the Bonferroni post hoc test. The findings showed that play therapy and narrative therapy are effective in improving behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities(P<0.01), and there is no difference between the effectiveness of play therapy and narrative therapy in improving behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities (p>0.05). the two methods of play therapy and storytelling can be used to improve behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities in schools.
