Investigating the Effect of Nonviolent Communication Program Training on Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Hard-Of-Hearing Adolescents

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1 M.A. Student of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

The current study aimed to determine the effect of nonviolent communication program training on depression, anxiety, and stress in hard-of-hearing adolescents in Mashhad. This research employed a semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test and a control group. The study's statistical population comprised all high school students with hearing impairment in Mashhad, 20 of whom were selected using the convenient sampling method from inclusive schools. They were randomly divided into two groups of 10 people and placed in one of the experimental or control groups. The experimental group attended eight sessions of nonviolent communication program training (two sessions per week), while the control group did not. Lovibond and Lovibond's (1995) Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to assess all participants. Data were analyzed through multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) via SPSS software (v. 26). The results demonstrated that experimental and control groups significantly differed in depression, anxiety and stress. To this end, nonviolent communication program training exerted a positive and significant effect on depression (F=9/56, P<0.0001, ƞ2=0/36), anxiety (F=13/84, P<0.0001, ƞ2=0/44) and stress (F=8/73, P<0.0001, ƞ2=0/33) in hard-of-hearing adolescents. Since training in the nonviolent communication program reduces depression, anxiety, and stress in hard-of-hearing adolescents, planning for training programs such as the nonviolent communication program is essential for reducing adolescents' psychological distress.

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  • Receive Date: 08 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 16 January 2023
  • Accept Date: 05 March 2023

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