Empowering Exceptional Children

Empowering Exceptional Children

Effectiveness of forgiveness program on reducing externalized behavioral problems in adolescents inhabited in Tehran's Correction and Rehabilitation Center

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Sakineh Pourtaleb 1
Bager Ghobari Bonab 2
Sogand Ghasemzadeh 3
1 M.A. student in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Corresponding author: Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/ceciranj.2019.91934
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of forgiveness program on reducing the externalized behavioral problems of adolescents in the Tehran’s Correction and Rehabilitation Center. Method:  This research was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and control group design. In this research, 30 adolescents in Correction and Rehabilitation Center with behavioral problems were selected by available sampling method. The subjects were randomly and equally assigned to experiment and control groups. The experiment group participated in 16 120 minutes forgiveness education sessions, while the control group did not. The research tool used for this study was Achenbach&  Rescorla’s Teacher's Report Form (2001). Data were analyzed by multivariate covariance method and analyzed using SPSS23. Results: The results showed that forgiveness education program had a significant effect on reducing the externalized behavioral problems of adolescents with behavioral problems (p<0.05). Conclusion:This educational program caused positive and effective results. Therefore, paying attention to forgiveness programs is essential in reducing the behavioral problems of adolescents
Keywords
Forgiveness
educational program
behavioral problems
adolescent
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Empowering Exceptional Children
Volume 10, Issue 1
Summer 2019
Pages 86-96

  • Receive Date 10 August 2019