Abdollahi Vand M, Roshandel A, Mirzaei Malati M.
(2026). The effectiveness of group play therapy based on the cognitive-behavioral approach on emotion regulation and aggression in mother-deprived Girl children. Rooyesh. 15(6), 277-286.
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1- Department of clinical psychology, La.C., Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.
2- Department of clinical psychology, La.C., Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran. Azam.roshandel@iau.ac.ir , Azam.roshandel@iau.ac.ir
3- Department of Psychology, Ra.C., Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract: (15 Views)
The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group play therapy based on the cognitive-behavioral approach on emotion regulation and aggression among mother-deprived Girl children. This research employed a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest control group design and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population consisted of six-year-old preschool girls deprived of their mothers in District 1 of Rasht during the 2024–2025 academic year. Thirty children were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were collected using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA; Shields & Cicchetti, 1997) and the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ; Vahedi et al., 2008). Data analysis was performed using mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni post hoc tests. The findings indicated a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores for emotion regulation and aggression in both the experimental and control groups(p<0.05). Furthermore, no significant difference was observed between the mean post-test and follow-up scores in the experimental group (p<0.05), suggesting the treatment effects were maintained at the follow-up assessment. Overall, the findings suggest that group play therapy based on a cognitive-behavioral approach is an effective and sustainable intervention for improving emotion regulation and reducing aggression in mother-deprived children.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2026/02/13 | Accepted: 2026/03/17 | ePublished: 2026/09/1