Rostami M, Bakhtiarpour S, Hafezi F, Naderi F. Investigating the Effectiveness of Verbal Self-education Training on Academic Procrastination and Symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescent Boys With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. PCP 2023; 11 (2) :141-150
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1- Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Marand Branch Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. , saeedb81@yahoo.com
3- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Objective: This research aims to study the effectiveness of verbal self-instruction training on symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and academic procrastination in male teenagers with ADHD.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population included all male teenagers with ADHD in Tabriz City, Iran. A total of 30 male teenagers with ADHD were selected via the purposive sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The research tools were the child symptom inventory-4 questionnaire and the Solomon and Rothblum academic procrastination scale. Descriptive statistical indices and the analysis of covariance tests were employed for data description and testing of the research hypotheses.
Results: The F ratio of the univariate analysis of covariance for dependent variables showed a significant difference in the variables of academic procrastination and ADHD symptoms between the experimental and the control (P>0.001) group. Accordingly, verbal self-instruction is effective in improving academic procrastination and ADHD.
Conclusion: The results showed that verbal self-instruction training affects symptoms of ADHD and academic procrastination.
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• Verbal self-instruction training affects emotional control and delays the immediate response to environmental stimuli in adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
• Verbal self-instruction training affects the academic procrastination of male adolescents with ADHD. This technique allows learners to acquire skills to solve adaptive problems.
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ADHD is a cognitive disorder in which a person is not able to keep focus to follow activities and especially cognitive activities. This causes these people to procrastinate in doing tasks, especially academic tasks. This study examines the effect of verbal self-instruction on the symptoms of ADHD to see if this treatment has a positive effect on improving the symptoms of the disorder. Based on our findings, verbal self-instruction is effective to reduce procrastination and improve the symptoms of ADHD in adolescents.
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Original Research Article |
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Cognitive behavioral Received: 2022/07/18 | Accepted: 2022/11/29 | Published: 2023/04/1