Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children
Objective: The present study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the efficacy of child-centered play therapy in enhancing the social skills and self-regulation of children diagnosed with autism. Methods: The methodology employed in this investigation was quasi-experimental in nature, util...
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| author | Azam Darfashi Farideh Abedi Barzi Zahra Andalibipour Fatemeh Saboui Mehran Mohebian Far |
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| description | Objective: The present study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the efficacy of child-centered play therapy in enhancing the social skills and self-regulation of children diagnosed with autism.
Methods: The methodology employed in this investigation was quasi-experimental in nature, utilizing a pre-test-post-test design that included a control group. The statistical population for this research comprised all boys and girls aged between 6 to 9 years who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and who possess medical records for the academic year 2023 at the Aftab Children's Autism Center of Quds city. This sample was randomly assigned into two groups: a control group consisting of 12 participants and an experimental group also comprising 12 participants. The instruments utilized for data collection included The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS), developed by Tangney et al. (2004) and Social Skills Rating Form (Stone et al., 2010). For the purpose of data analysis, a multivariate covariance analysis test was employed, with a significance level set at 0.01.
Results: The findings indicated a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups regarding social skills; in other words, child-centered play therapy has demonstrably enhanced both social skills and self-regulation within the experimental group.
Conclusions: Therefore, interventions grounded in child-centered play therapy may be appropriately integrated into the programming of school counseling centers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3fd1671221604cb9be0e80f5af2cf6222025-08-20T03:58:49ZengUniversity of HormozganIranian Journal of Educational Research1735-563X2980-874X2025-06-014200Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic ChildrenAzam Darfashi0Farideh Abedi Barzi1Zahra Andalibipour2Fatemeh Saboui3Mehran Mohebian Far4 MA in general psychology, Azad University, Quds branch, Tehran MA in general psychology, Azad University, Quds branch, Tehran, Iran MA in Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Shahroud Branch, Semnan, Iran MA in educational affairs, Payam Noor University, Dezful branch, Iran MA in family counseling, Azad University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Objective: The present study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the efficacy of child-centered play therapy in enhancing the social skills and self-regulation of children diagnosed with autism. Methods: The methodology employed in this investigation was quasi-experimental in nature, utilizing a pre-test-post-test design that included a control group. The statistical population for this research comprised all boys and girls aged between 6 to 9 years who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and who possess medical records for the academic year 2023 at the Aftab Children's Autism Center of Quds city. This sample was randomly assigned into two groups: a control group consisting of 12 participants and an experimental group also comprising 12 participants. The instruments utilized for data collection included The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS), developed by Tangney et al. (2004) and Social Skills Rating Form (Stone et al., 2010). For the purpose of data analysis, a multivariate covariance analysis test was employed, with a significance level set at 0.01. Results: The findings indicated a statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups regarding social skills; in other words, child-centered play therapy has demonstrably enhanced both social skills and self-regulation within the experimental group. Conclusions: Therefore, interventions grounded in child-centered play therapy may be appropriately integrated into the programming of school counseling centers.http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-205-en.pdfchild play therapy based on social skillsself-controlautistic children |
| spellingShingle | Azam Darfashi Farideh Abedi Barzi Zahra Andalibipour Fatemeh Saboui Mehran Mohebian Far Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children Iranian Journal of Educational Research child play therapy based on social skills self-control autistic children |
| title | Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Intervention in Promoting Social Skills and Self-Control in Autistic Children |
| title_sort | effectiveness of child centered play intervention in promoting social skills and self control in autistic children |
| topic | child play therapy based on social skills self-control autistic children |
| url | http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-205-en.pdf |
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