The effect of cognitive-behavioral strategy training on the symptoms of ADHD in preschool children

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cognitive-behavioral training on the symptoms of ADHD in preschool children. The research method was quasi-experimental including pretest-posttest with control group. The population of this study included ۲۱۰۲ girls and boys in preschool centers of Meshgin Shahr (۱۱۰۴ boys and ۹۹۸ girls) in ۱۰۵ classes. By cluster sampling, ۳۰ participants (۱۵ in the experimental group and ۱۵ in the control group) were randomly selected and were divided into control and experimental groups. For data collection, the Connors Parent-Teacher Scale was used, and for the cognitive-behavioral training, the Peter J. Billing Training Package was used and the data was analyzed by multivariate covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that cognitive-behavioral training had a significant effect on the symptoms of ADHD (p < ۰.۰۵). Therefore, from the results, it is concluded that cognitive-behavioral training significantly reduced the symptoms of ADHD in preschool children.

Keywords:

ADHD , Cognitive-Behavioral Strategy , preschool children