Effectiveness of the Theory of Mind Based on Intervention and Social Skills Teaching on Conduct Disorder Symptoms in Children

Aim: Given that social skills training can be improved with the help of theory of mind, and vice versa. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the theory of mind based on intervention and social skills on children with conduct disorder.
The study was a semiexperimental design with pretest-posttest experimental and control groups. The target population included children 7-11 year elementary school in district 7 in Mashhad. The sample consisted of 22 children who were selected with two-stage cluster sampling method based on the Child Symptom Inventory (CSI-4), subjects have been diagnosed conduct disorder were selected And then into an experimental group and control groups were located randomly. The theory of mind tests of 38 questions Steerneman and social skills scale Matson form of children were applied as a pre-test, post-test and follow-up were used. Subjects in 12 sessions, into group settle under learning through protocol. Data collected during three weeks after the meetings through the Child Symptom Inventory (CSI-4 and were analyzed using variance analysis.
Reaults: The results showed that the intervention theory of mind and social skills training to increase social skills and upgrade components in children's theory of mind and These changes reduced symptoms of conduct disorder in subjects(P