Citation

Mansurnejad Z, Malekpour M, Ghamarani A, Yarmmohamadiyan A. Emot. Behav. Diffic. 2019; 24(2): 196-203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13632752.2019.1600247

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of teaching self- determination skills on the externalizing behaviors of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The Research method was quasi experimental with pre and post- test and control group. To achieve our goals, thirty students who received high scores in the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were selected and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (N = 15) or the control group (N = 15). Students in the experimental group participated in 16 sessions (1 session per week) receiving Self determination curriculum (Field and Hoffman's model) intervention, and the control group did not receive any training. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) by participants was completed before and after intervention. MANOVA was used for data analysis. The findings showed that the effects of teaching self- determination skills on decreasing the externalizing behaviors of students with emotional and behavioral disorders was significant. The emerged finding can have clinical applications in prevention and treatment of student's behavioral disorders. Implications and future directions for research and practice are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

emotional and behavioral disorders; externalizing behaviors; Self-determination