Empowering Exceptional Children

Empowering Exceptional Children

The Effectiveness of a Family-Based Emotion Regulation Program Grounded in an Integrative Transdiagnostic Approach on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Gifted Adolescents at Risk of Emotional and Behavioral Problem

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Soroush Ranjbar 1
GholamAli Afrooz 2
Sogand Ghasemzadeh 3
Bagher Ghobari Bonab, 4
1 . PhD of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of exceptional children, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/ceciranj.2025.539971.1980
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a family-based emotion regulation program grounded in an integrative transdiagnostic approach on internalizing and externalizing problems in gifted adolescents at risk of emotional and behavioral problem. This research employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up phases. The statistical population consisted of 163 gifted female high school students enrolled during the 2023–2024 academic year in Marivan, Kurdistan Province. A sample of 30 adolescents meeting the inclusion criteria was selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two groups: experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15). Research instruments included the fifth edition of the Tehran–Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale (TSB) by Afrooz and Kamkari, and the Youth Self-Report (YSR) developed by Achenbach and Rescorla. The family-based emotion regulation program was implemented over 12 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, for the experimental group. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 28, employing both descriptive and inferential statistics. The effectiveness of the intervention was assessed through mixed ANOVA. Findings indicated that the intervention significantly improved and reduced internalizing and externalizing problems among participants (p < 0.05). Given the effectiveness of the family-based emotion regulation program in alleviating symptoms of emotional and behavioral problems in gifted adolescents at risk, it is recommended that professionals, therapists, and educators utilize this program to support this vulnerable population
Keywords
Family-Based Emotion Regulation Program
Internalizing and Externalizing Problems
Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Gifted Adolescents

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 03 March 2025
  • Revise Date 10 August 2025
  • Accept Date 12 August 2025