Impulse Control Training and its Effectiveness on Aggressive Behaviors of Students with Special Learning Disorders

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of impulse control training on aggressive behaviors of students with specific learning disorder. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students with specific learning disorder in the elementary schools of Ahwaz in the 2018-2019. The research sample included 30 students with specific learning disorder which were Multi-stage cluster selected from students with specific learning disorder from elementary schools in Ahwaz. They were randomly assigned to either experimental (15 students) or control (15 students) groups. The impulse control training was provided for the experimental group in 8 sessions of 45 minutes for one month. To assess aggressive behaviors, Bass and Perrychr('39')s (1992) questionnaire on aggression was used. The results of  Multivariable Analyze of Variance indicated that impulse control training significantly reduces the aggressive behaviors of students with specific learning disorder. This finding suggests that impulse control training can be effective as a learning method for improving the psychological and educational processes and behavioral problems of children with specific learning disorder.