Saadatyar N, Habibi M, Kohansal L, Asadi S, Sobhani N. (2024). Effectiveness of Flortime Play Therapy on Emotion Regulation and Autism Symptoms Severity in Children with Autism.
Rooyesh.
13(4), 225-234.
URL:
http://frooyesh.ir/article-1-5219-en.html
1- Master's degree in general psychology, Aeandegan Institute of Higher Education, Tonkabon, Iran.
2- Master's degree in General Psychology, Research Sciences Unit (Central), Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Master's degree in educational management, Tonkabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran.
4- Lecturer in Psychology Department, Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Iran. , soheilaasaadi@yahoo.com
5- Master's student in school counseling, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (1104 Views)
The research aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Floretime play therapy protocol on emotion regulation and severity of autism symptoms in children with autism spectrum. The method of this research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The research population consisted of all children aged 7-10 years who were referred to the autism centers of Chalus and Tonkabon cities in 1402, from which 30 people were selected as samples and were randomly placed in two groups of 15 people for testing and controls. The experimental group underwent 20 20-minute sessions of full-time play therapy. The research tools were the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Children and Adolescent Version (ERQ-CA, Galen and Taff, 2012) and the Gilliam Autism Diagnostic Scale (GARS, Gilliam, 1994). The results of multivariate covariance analysis showed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test, there was a significant difference in the level (P<0.05) between the post-test mean of emotion regulation indicators and symptom severity in the two experimental and control groups. In general, the results obtained from the research showed that Floortime play therapy was effective in regulating the emotions and severity of autism symptoms in children with autism.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Educational Psychology Received: 2024/03/9 | Accepted: 2024/04/7 | ePublished: 2024/06/30