Fatemeh Derakhshan, Mahla Salajgheh, Dr Amine Jalali,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (Volume19, Issue 3 2025)
Abstract
| The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of choice theory-based training on responsibility and externalizing behaviors among adolescents in Kerman during the 2025–2026 academic year. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population included all adolescent students in Kerman, from which 30 individuals were selected via convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental group (15 students) and the control group (15 students). The experimental group received the choice theory-based intervention, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using standard responsibility and externalizing behaviors questionnaires and analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The findings showed that choice theory-based training significantly increased responsibility and decreased externalizing behaviors in the experimental group compared to the control group, and this effect remained stable during the follow-up phase. Consequently, it can be concluded that by equipping adolescents with a self-evaluation system and replacing external control with caring habits, choice theory training serves as an effective and practical intervention for promoting responsibility and curbing behavioral challenges during adolescence, and its integration into school counseling programs is recommended. |
Mahdis Derakhshan Tale, Mina Karimi, Tayebe Derikvand, Mona Soleiman Heshmat, Arsalan Barekat,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (Volume20, Issue 2 2026)
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on aggressive behaviors and interpersonal relationships in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This study was a quasi-experimental research with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design همراه with a control group. The statistical population included adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder who referred to counseling and psychological services centers in Tehran in the year 1404, from whom 30 individuals were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned into two groups of 15, namely the experimental and control groups. The experimental group received Dialectical Behavior Therapy intervention, while the control group did not receive any psychological intervention. The research instruments included the Aggressive Behaviors Questionnaire and the Interpersonal Relationships Scale, and the data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS software. The results showed that Dialectical Behavior Therapy led to a significant reduction in aggressive behaviors and an improvement in interpersonal relationships in the experimental group compared with the control group,
