Document Type : Original article

Authors

• Fahimeh Hamzehnejadi ¹
• Fariborz Bagheri ²
• Mohammad Hatami ³
• Fariborz dortaj ⁴

¹ PhD student of General Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

⁴ Professor, Department of educational Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral self-regulation on working memory, attention deficit and hyperactivity in children. Method: This research was performed experimentally with a pretest-posttest design with an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population included all children aged 7 to 12 years with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who referred to counseling and psychology centers in Tehran's District 5 in the academic year 2019-2020, and were treated with Ritalin. Sampling was done by simple random method. Then, among the 40 people who received the most symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the lowest score in working memory, they were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group separately participated in 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes of research intervention and the control group remained on the waiting list. The research instruments included the Pediatric Symptoms Questionnaire (CSI-4) and the Work Memory Scale of Aloy et al. (2008). Statistical data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The findings indicate that self-regulatory behavioral interventions are effective on working memory and reducing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. Conclusion: Behavioral self-regulation skills training had a significant effect on working memory of ADHD children.

Keywords

• Attention Behavior Self-Regulation
• Working Memory
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• ADHD Children

Main Subjects

• Brain interaction, cognitive, emotional and behavioral functions