The Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Aggression and Impulsive among Kindergartens Children

Background Social interaction is an inevitable technique and resource of children's mental development, and children learn how to interact with others. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of social skills training on aggression among preschool children in the kindergarten of Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods The study was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test were selected by simple random sampling to compare a group of experiments (n= ۷) with control (n = ۷) groups. In this study, the statistical population in Tehran kindergartens in ۲۰۱۷-۱۸ consisted of all children aged ۴ to ۶ years.  The intervention was conducted ۱۰ sessions in ۶۰-minute after pre-test and then the results were evaluated in two stages of pre-test and post-test by Matson's Social Skills Questionnaire and finally, after one month of intervention, the data were collected. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software (version ۲۲.۰). Results According to the descriptive results, the study group consisted of ۷ children aged ۴ to ۶ years, while the control group consisted of ۷ children aged ۴.۷ to ۵.۵ years. The findings showed that the mean and SD of aggression and impulsive behaviors in the experimental group decreased in the post-test ۲۶.۷۱±۶.۴۷ and ۱۷۰± ۱۱, respectively (p < ۰.۰۵). Conclusion The study was conducted ۱۰ sessions in ۶۰-minute by Matson's Social Skills intervention for children aged ۴ to ۶ years. Therefore, this psychotherapeutic intervention reduced aggression and impulsive behaviors among kindergartens children.

Keywords:

Aggression , Children , Impulsive , social skills , Training , Kindergartens