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Effectiveness of child- centered play therapy with approach Axline on loneliness and hopelessness in children with hearing impairment
Vahid Farhadi, Maryam Doostzadeh, Ayoub Sabzi, Reza Sabzi,
Volume 16, Issue 61 (3-2017)
Abstract

Objective: The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of child- centered play therapy with approach Axline training on hopelessness and loneliness in children with hearing impairment

Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and posttest design and control group. The population of this research of female students with hearing impairment studying at primary school in Mashhad City. Thirty students were selected by available  sampling and randomly assigned to one experimental (n=15) and one control (n=15) group. To collect data, Kazdin hopelessness scale and Asher solitude scale were used. The experimental group received 8 sessions of child- centered play therapy with approach Axline training . The data were analyzed by SPSS software, using ANCOVA.

Results: . The data analyses by ANCOVA showed  that there were significantly decrease in mean scores of hopelessness and loneliness in experimental group (P< 0.05).

Conclusions: It can be concluded that child- centered play therapy is an effective intervention method in decreasing on hopelessness and loneliness in children with hearing impairment.


The effectiveness of play therapy on symptoms of grief in children (7-10) under supervision of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation
Mrs Somaye Zare, Dr Mahsima Pourshahriari, Dr Changiz Rahimi,
Volume 16, Issue 63 (10-2017)
Abstract

Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of play therapy to reduce symptoms of grief in children. Method: This research is a pilot project for pre-and post-test study with a control group that is among the applied researches. The study population consisted of mournful school children between the ages of 7 to 10 years covered Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in 1393 in the city of Shiraz. Purposive sampling was done from among these children. They were diagnosed with grief disorder by the team that was composed of psychologists and counselors Imam Khomeini Relief Committee.  Of the 45 children diagnosed by consultants committee, as a pilot study, 30 children were selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The research method was quasi-experimental plans. In order to gather information and determine the long-term effectiveness of the children's grief Scale (IPG-C) were used. It has been developed by Spuij and colleagues (2011). The data were analyzed by independent T-test. Result: The results showed that the mean scores significantly decreased symptoms of grief in the experimental group than the control group (P<0/005). Conclusion: As a result, education (play therapy) in children is effective in reducing the symptoms of grief. Therefore, therapeutic play as a useful therapeutic approach in working with children is useful and it can be used to help the mental health of children.


Comparing of the Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) on the Affective Style in Children with Separation Anxiety Disorder
Seyyedeh Masoumeh Seyyedi Andi, Mahmoud Najafi, Isaac Rahimian Boogar,
Volume 20, Issue 79 (10-2021)
Abstract
Aims: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy and (CPRT) on the affective styles in children suffering from separation anxiety disorder. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test and control groups. The statistical population of this study consisted of all female students with separation anxiety in the fifth and sixth grades of primary schools in city of Babol, of whom 45 of these students were selected via random sampling, and were randomly divided into three groups: experimental group-1, experimental group-2 and control group. The first experimental group received child-centered play therapy with Axline approach in sixteen 45-minute sessions, and the second experimental group were taught (CPRT) ten 2-hour sessions. The research instruments were questionnaire (form d) of the children Symptoms Inventory (Sprafkin, Lani & Gadow, 1994) and the Affective Style Questionnaire (Hofmann & Kashdan, 2010) . Covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that both interventions play an effective role in improving the affective styles in children with separation anxiety disorder. Moreover, there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of (CPRT) and child-centered play therapy and the (CPRT) was more effective in improving the affective styles there (p< 0/05). Conclusions: CPRT training can be considered as a more suitable alternative in improving the affective styles as well as in improving the psycho-cognitive symptoms of children with separation anxiety disorder.

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