Developing Problem Solving Skills Training Program and its Effectiveness on Emotion Regulation skills and Social Anxiety of Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Disorder

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Abstract:
Introduction

The present research with the aim was to develop a problem solving skills training program and its effectiveness on emotion regulation skills and social anxiety of Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Disorder.

Methods

The research was conducted in two parts, qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative part included the development and validation of the educational program, and the quantitative part included a semi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group with a 1-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the qualitative part included 28 specialists with a doctorate degree in the psychology of exceptional children in Tehran in 1401, 10 of whom were selected as samples in a targeted manner, and the statistical population of the quantitative part included 53 students with autism in Qazvin city in 1401. 20 of them were selected as a sample based on the admission criteria from Pars exceptional school and randomly assigned to 2 experimental (10) and control (10) groups. The tools included the emotion regulation inventory of Shields et al (1997) and La Greca social anxiety scale (1999). The experimental group received the training program in 12 sessions of 45 minutes. In order to analyze the data in the qualitative part, the ratio and content validity index were used, and in the quantitative part, the variance analysis test with two-way repeated measurement was used with SPSS26 software.

Results

The training program has good content validity and has improved emotion regulation skills and reduced social anxiety in the experimental group.

Conclusion

It is suggested that teaching problem-solving skills should be an educational priority for adolescents with High-Functioning autism disorder.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Iranian Bimonthly of Education Strategies In Medical Sciences, Volume:17 Issue: 6, 2025
Pages:
23 to 35
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سامانه نویسندگان
  • Fathabadi، Roohallah
    Corresponding Author (1)
    Fathabadi, Roohallah
    .Ph.D Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, تهران, Iran
  • Sharifidaramadi، Parviz
    Author (2)
    Sharifidaramadi, Parviz
    Full Professor Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, تهران, Iran
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