The Effectiveness of Positive Cognitive-Behavioral Training on Executive Functions and Social Skills of students with ADHA

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of positive cognitive behavioral program on executive functions and social skills on students with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder in Damghan University.

The statistical population of this study was all students (male and female) of Damghan University in year 1397 who participated in student mental health monitoring plan. Thirty students who received the highest scores in the Connerchr('39')schr('39') Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Questionnaire were randomly selected in two experimental and control groups (n = 15 each). Both groups completed the Barclays Executive Function Questionnaires and Rigo and Canary Social Skills Questionnaires. The experimental group received 12 sessions of positive cognitive behavioral program training. After completing the training, both groups completed the questionnaires again. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and multivariate analysis of covariance. Significance level of 0.05 was used. results showed that the effect of Positive Behavioral Cognitive Training program on executive functions and social skills and their subscales was significant (P <0.001).

The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups regarding their executive functions, social skills and their subscales.

Using positive cognitive behavioral programming, changing beliefs, positive thinking, teaching effective behaviors and strategies can improve the executive functions and social skills of students with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder.