THE EFFECT OF LAZARUS MULTIMODAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON COGNITIVE EMOTION REGULATION IN STUDENTS WITH ADHD

Authors

  • Fatemeh Khazaei Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran
  • Nazdar Qudrat Abas Department of Psychology, College of Education, University of Garmian, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
  • Zahra Saiedi Department of Psychology, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Keywords:

Lazarus Multimodal Therapy, cognitive emotion regulation, ADHD

Abstract

Emotion regulation is a fundamental and important issue in employing and organizing adaptive behaviors, and preventing negative emotions and subsequent maladaptive behaviors.

present study aims to investigate the effect of Lazarus multimodal therapy on cognitive emotion regulation in students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).

This study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest - posttest and control group. Thirty children with ADHD was selected by purposive sampling and after initial evaluations, from elementary school (9-12) years old in Mashhad in 1395.  Data were collect by Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaires (P-CERQ) in the pre-test and post-test. Experimental group received 10 sessions (60 minutes) of Lazarus Multimodal Therapy for two months, as a group intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 using descriptive statistics and univariate analysis of covariance.

Results show that Lazarus Multimodal Therapy have had significant effect on cognitive emotion regulation in students with ADHD (F= 51.97 p< 0.05) and in the post-test after intervention, 58 percent was  the effect size of the variation in scores of regulation.

In addition, by controlling the effect of pre-test, , there are a significant difference between the groups in all aspects of regulation scores in the experimental group, significantly reducing the negative strategies and positive strategies for increased regulation. The mean scores of students in the experimental group, significantly reduced in the negative strategies and increased in positive strategies for  emotional regulation.

Lazarus Multimodal Therapy is effective for cognitive emotion regulation in children with ADHD.

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24-08-2021

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Fatemeh Khazaei, Nazdar Qudrat Abas, & Zahra Saiedi. (2021). THE EFFECT OF LAZARUS MULTIMODAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON COGNITIVE EMOTION REGULATION IN STUDENTS WITH ADHD. Researchers World - International Refereed Social Sciences Journal, 8(3(1), 115–123. Retrieved from https://researchersworld.com/index.php/rworld/article/view/338

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