The Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Therapy on Reducing Anger and Behavioral Problems in Hyperactive Children

Niloufar Mikaeli¹ jhila neiazi mirak² shahram nobakhat³

1) Professor, Department of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University
2) PhD student in Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University
3) Master of Educational Sciences

IOI Code : XEBH-HAAAE
Publication : 2nd National Conference on Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents(cpcauma2.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on behavioral and emotinal problems of hyperactive children of 12-7 years old in Meshginshahr city. The research method was of quasi-experimental type. The statistical population of the study included all hyperactive children aged 7 - 12 in Meshginshahr city in 1998-99. From this statistical population, 30 people were randomly selected and randomly replaced in experimental group (15 people)and control group (15 people( . Rutter s standard questionnaire of behavioral problems and Spielberger s standard questionnaire of emotinal problems (anger) were used to collect data. Their reliability was reported 0.81 and 0.83 using Cronbach s alpha, respectively. Research data were analyzed using covariance. The results showed that child-centered play therapy reduced the emotinal problems (anger) of hyperactive children in post -test . Child-centered play therapy educed the behavioral problems of hyperactive children in post-test too. The results showed the importance of the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on anger management and behavioral problems of hyperactive students.

Keywords : anger reduction behavioral problems hyperactivity children