The Effect of Psychological Immunization on Pessimistic Attribution of Girl Students with Dyslexia

The present study was aimed to determine the effect of psychological immunization on pessimistic attribution in girl students with dyslexia. The study was an experimental in which 60 girl students with dyslexia were selected randomly from Learning Disabilities Centers in Isfahan. Subjects were assigned to experimental and control groups (15 individuals in each group). All students completed Children Attributional Style Questionnaire before and after training sessions. Experimental group participated in 10 intervention sessions (twice a week; 60 minutes per session) and trained by psychological immunization program. Six weeks later, experimental group answered to the questionnaire again. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance. The results of analysis of covariance showed that intervention program has significantly decreased the pessimistic attribution style of experimental group in comparison to control group (p<0.001). It seems that the application of psychological immunization program has influenced pessimistic beliefs of girl students with dyslexia and probably is useful as a rehabilitation program for modifying the style of attribution (p<0.001).