The Effect of Choice Theory-Based Group Training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Parent-Child Relationship in Male Adolescents
The Effect of Choice Theory-Based Group Training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Parent-Child Relationship in Male Adolescents
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Background and Purpose: Adolescence is considered as one of the most critical life periods since adolescents are being exposed to a variety of potential stimuli, whose inappropriate response to such stimuli sequal eclipse 5 battery would prevent their proper performance in society.The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of choice theory-based group training on cognitive emotion regulation and parent-child relationships in male adolescents.Materials and Methods: The research method was experimental with a pretest-posttest-follow-up design and a control group.
The statistical population included all male students of the senior -high school in Dogonbadan city in the academic year 2019.Using the multi-stage cluster sampling method, 30 samples were selected and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups (n=15 per group).The research instrument included the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) and The tillman 750m Parent-Child Relationship Survey.
The reality therapy intervention was performed on the experimental group for ten 90-minute sessions.The follow-up was performed after 60 days.Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was then used to analyze the data.
Results: The participants included 30 male adolescents, aged between 15 and 17 years old.The research findings indicated that the choice theory-based group training was effective in promoting cognitive emotion regulation (F= 27.39, P= 0.
0001) and parent-child relationship (F= 44.32, P= 0.0001).
Also, their effects were sustainable until the follow-up period (P= 0.0001).Conclusion: Choice theory-based group training, as a therapeutic and clinical intervention, can be used as an appropriate and effective technique to promote cognitive emotion regulation and parent-child relationships among adolescents.