The effectiveness of impulse control training on the selfefficacy of students with ADHD symptoms

The purpose of the present research was to examine the effectiveness of impulse control training on the self-efficacy of students with ADHD symptoms. This is a experimental study with a pretest/post-test design using an experimental and a control group. The statistical universe of this research consisted of all second and third-grade junior high school male students in Delijan city in the academic year 2011-2012. The sample comprised 40 boys with ADHD who were assigned to the two experimental and controlgroups. To collect data, a clinical interview, Adult ADHD Rating Scale-Self report form and the Self-Efficacy Scale were used. Multivariate analysis of variance showed that impulse control training significantly decrased ADHD symptoms and increased domains of self-efficacy in the experimental group (p<0/001). This finding has important implications as regards the education and mental health of students.