Mohammadi Kashka S, Abolghasemi A, Kafi masouleh S M. The effect of combining group play therapy with painting
on internalized and externalizing problems of children
with separation anxiety disorder. J Except Educ 2022; 5 (171) : 5
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1- University of Guilan , somayehmohammadi.k98@gmail.com
2- University of Guilan
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The effect of combining group play therapy with painting
on internalized and externalizing problems of children
with separation anxiety disorder
□ Somayeh Mohammadi Kashka*, M.A. in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, university of Guilan, Rasht,
Iran
□ Abbas Abolghasemi, Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan,
Rasht, Iran
□ Seyyed Mousa Kafi masouleh, Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University
of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combining group play therapy with painting on
internalizing and externalizing problems of children with separation anxiety disorder.
Method: Experimental research design, pre-test-post-test design with control group was used. The
statistical population of the study was all sixth grade female students with separation anxiety disorder in
Ghaemshahr city in the academic year 1399. The sample consisted of 30 children with separation anxiety
disorder who were identified as available and placed in two experimental and control groups (15 people in
each group).To collect data from March et al.'s Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (1997) And Achenbach
(2003) Behavioral-Emotional Problems Questionnaire was used . The experimental group received a
combination of group play therapy and painting in 10 sessions of 45 minutes; and the control group did not
receive any intervention. Research data were analyzed by one-way and multivariate analysis of covariance.
Findings: The results showed that the combination of group play therapy with painting led to the reduction
of internalizing and externalizing problems of children with separation anxiety disorder.. According to
the obtained results, the combination of group play therapy with painting can be used as an effective and
complementary treatment along with other methods to promote mental health and prevent behavioral
problems in children with separation anxiety disorder.
Article number: 5
Type of Study:
Original Article |
Subject:
Behavior Disorder Received: 2022/Oct/Sun | Revised: 2023/Feb/Mon | Accepted: 2023/Jan/Tue | Published: 2023/Feb/Mon | ePublished: 2023/Feb/Mon
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