The Effectiveness of Communication Skills Training on Impulsivity in Adolescent Girls with Conduct Disorder Symptoms
Volume 9, Issue 31, Summer 2016, Pages 227-254
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Abstract To solve the growing problems in children and adolescents with behavioral disorders, various therapeutic programs have been developed, among which the most important are behavioral interventions; social skills training; family and family education ♦ Therapeutic and pharmaceutical interventions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of communication skills training program in impulsivity of adolescent girls with behavioral disorder symptoms. First, they were referred to the girls' primary schools of Alborz Province, which were available and handicap disorder questionnaire was conducted at guidance level (range from 12 to 15 years old). After having high scores in the conduct disorder questionnaire (those who calculated the scores of all scales and the CBCL profile, their peak in the clinical range), out of a total of 90 companies Were selected and subjected to a structured interview based on DSM_IV_TR. Finally, 30 people who met the criteria for entering the study were selected as sample groups. Subsequently, 30 of them were randomly divided into two groups of 15 control and control groups, and both groups responded to Persian version of impulsive questionnaire (BIS). The experimental group received communication skills training in a group and the control group did not receive any interventions. Experimental interventions were performed for 10 experimental sessions. At the end of the tenth session, every 30 participants responded to the first impulsive questionnaire. The results showed that at a significant level of 5% error, there was a significant relationship between communication skills training and reduction of impulsive symptoms in adolescents with behavioral disorder. Therefore, communication skills training reduces impulsivity symptoms (cognitive and non-cognitive component).