Research Strategies in Educational Sciences

Research Strategies in Educational Sciences

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Child Skills Training and Psychodrama on Adaptive Behavior in Male Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mozhgan Vatankhah 1
Fariba Hafezi 2
Reza Joharifard 2
1 1. PhD, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of psychology, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
Background and Aims: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of solution-focused child skills training and psychodrama on adaptive behavior in male students with intellectual disabilities.
Method: This research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and a control group. The statistical population was selected through purposive sampling from 9–12-year-old children attending Omid Exceptional School in Sari during the 1401–02 academic period. The sample consisted of 45 children with mild intellectual disability who were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The first experimental group received eight 60-minute sessions (twice weekly) of solution-focused child skills training, while the second experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions (twice weekly) of psychodrama. The control group received no training during this period. The instrument used to measure adaptive behavior was the Limbert Adaptive Behavior Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA with SPSS-26 software.
Findings: The results showed that the solution-focused child skills training approach was more effective than psychodrama, and a significant difference in adaptive behavior was observed between the experimental and control groups.
Conclusion: Overall, solution-focused child skills training and psychodrama proved to be practical and effective approaches for improving adaptive behavior.
Keywords
solution-focused child skills training, psychodrama, adaptive behavior, students with intellectual disabilities
Research Strategies in Educational Sciences
Volume 3
Special issue
Pages 19-31