Mostafazadeh, Amir Mohammad, Refougaran, Hoda, Moradi, Marjan, Adinepour Sarab, Mousalreza, Sabbagh, Kimia. (1401). The effectiveness of play therapy with life skills approach on separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children. , 24(2), 129-135. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2022.20029
Amir Mohammad Mostafazadeh; Hoda Refougaran; Marjan Moradi; Mousalreza Adinepour Sarab; Kimia Sabbagh. "The effectiveness of play therapy with life skills approach on separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children". , 24, 2, 1401, 129-135. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2022.20029
Mostafazadeh, Amir Mohammad, Refougaran, Hoda, Moradi, Marjan, Adinepour Sarab, Mousalreza, Sabbagh, Kimia. (1401). 'The effectiveness of play therapy with life skills approach on separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children', , 24(2), pp. 129-135. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2022.20029
Mostafazadeh, Amir Mohammad, Refougaran, Hoda, Moradi, Marjan, Adinepour Sarab, Mousalreza, Sabbagh, Kimia. The effectiveness of play therapy with life skills approach on separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children. , 1401; 24(2): 129-135. doi: 10.22038/jfmh.2022.20029
The effectiveness of play therapy with life skills approach on separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children
1MS.c. in consulting, Islamic Azad University, Ghaen Branch, Ghaen, Iran
2MS.c. in clinical psychology, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran
3Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4M.Sc. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
5MS.c. in consulting, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran
چکیده
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of play therapy with life skills approach on reducing separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this study was all the leading preschool students with separation anxiety disorder in Mashhad city-Iran in the academic year of 2018-2019. Based on Cochran's formula, 30 children were selected by the convenient sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of experimental (n= 15) and control (n= 15). The Separation Anxiety Scale (Hahn et al. 2003) was used to collect information. The experimental group was also trained in play therapy with a life skills approach based on Vernon model (2006) in 10 ninety-minute sessions. Data analyzed through Multivariate analysis of covariance. Results:The results showed that there was a significant difference between two groups in score of separation anxiety syndrome and its components in the post-test stage (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that play therapy with a life skills approach can be used to reduce separation anxiety syndrome in preschool children.
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