Document Type : Original article
Authors
1 PhD in Educational Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
4 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness training, tDCS and the combination of mindfulness training with tDCS on working memory and metamemory of adolescents. The method of the present research was carried out as a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was all male students studying in the ninth grade of Bowanat city in 1402-1403. The sample of this study consisted of 80 students who were selected from four schools through available sampling and the students of each school were placed as one of the four experimental groups (mindfulness training, tDCS, combining mindfulness training with tDCS) and the control group. The tools of this research included the n-Back working memory test, the meta-memory scale for teenagers, the mindfulness training package, and the estim2 device. Findings: All three methods of mindfulness training, tDCS and combining mindfulness training with tDCS were effective on working memory and extra memory. Also, the results of Bonferroni's post hoc test showed that the most effective combination of mindfulness training with tDCS was second in mindfulness training and third in tDCS.Conclusion: The results showed that mindfulness training and tDCS, each in their own place, can improve working memory and meta-memory, while combining mindfulness training with tDCS can be more effective in strengthening working memory and meta-memory in adolescents.
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