The effectiveness of integrated psycho-educational program on the pessimistic explanatory style of students with learning disabilities

The purpose of the present research was to determine the effectiveness of integrated psychoeducational program on the Pessimistic explanatory style students with learning disabilites. This is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest/post-test experimental and control group. The sample consisted of 30 students with learning disabilities in hamedan city. Assigned to two experimental (n=15) and control group (n=15). To collect the data, the Raven intelligence test, The Key Math test, The reading test and Children Attributional Style Questionnaire were used. ten one hour session of integrated psycho-educational program training were implemented for the experimental group. The analysis of covariance showed that psychoeducational program training significantly increased Pessimistic explanatory style in the experimental group. These results could support the application of emotional interventions in academic courses for students with learning disabilities.