The Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Play Therapy on Reducing Aggression in Children 9 to 13 Years Old in Shiraz

Pages: 98-101
Masoome Ezadpanahi1, Vahid Baharvand2, and Leila Yousefipour3 (Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran1, Department of Psychology, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran2, and Department of Psychology, Dezfoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezfoul, Iran3)

Cognitive-behavioral play therapy, by combining different methods of play therapy with cognitive-behavioral model seeks to increase desirable behaviors and reduce harmful behaviors in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral play therapy on reducing aggression and symptoms of attention deficit disorder. A total of 90 children aged 9-13 years who have behavioral problems such as (aggression) in Shiraz were selected based on the Shahim Aggression Questionnaire (2005) and were divided into experimental and control groups. Pre-test and post-test steps were performed in both groups after receiving 10 sessions of treatment for the experimental group. Play, cognitive-behavioral therapy has a significant effect on reducing aggression and symptoms of attention deficit disorder. Play-group cognitive-behavioral therapy reduces aggression in children and has a positive effect on improving the symptoms of attention deficit disorder.