The efficacy of empathy and anger management training based on cognitive-behavioral approach on adjustment in children with oppositional defiant disorder

The aim of this research was studied effectiveness and comparing empathy and anger management training based on cognitive-behavioral approach on adjustment in children with oppositional defiant disorder. The method of research is experimental and research design is pretest- posttest with multi groups. The statistical population consisted of all boy students of seventh and eighth grades with oppositional defiant disorder in 2014-2015 academic years in Sari who among them the sample consisted of 72 students were selected and were assigned in 4 groups (2 experimental groups and 2 control groups). For data collecting were used from oppositional defiant disorder rating scale for children, the structured clinical interview, and student's adjustment questionnaire. For experimental groups, empathy training and anger management training was executed at 8 weekly sessions in 60 minutes whereas control groups have any training.The results of multivariate covariance showed empathy training and anger management training can improve general adjustment, educational adjustment and emotional adjustment in children with oppositional defiant disorder (P