Effect of Behavioral Intervention and Support Program on Internalized and Externalized Problems in Student with Hearing Loss

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 M.A Student of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral intervention and support on externalized and internalized problems in students with hearing loss. This study was carried out using a semi-experimental method and a pre-test, post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included students with hearing loss of Isfahan city, 30 of them were selected using the convenience method and randomly replaced in an experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. Intervention was implemented for the experimental group during 10 sessions of 40 minutes, but no training was provided to the control group. In this study, the Achenbach & Rescorla Adolescent Self-Assessment Questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings showed that there was a significant difference between the behavioral problems of the experimental and control groups in the post-test phase. Behavioral intervention and support had a positive and significant effect on reducing externalized and internalized problems in participants. According to the results, it can be said that behavioral intervention and support leads to the improvement of behavioral problems, through controlling emotions and teaching adaptive behaviors of students.

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Journal of Psychological Studies
Volume 19, Issue 3 - Serial Number 72
December 2023
Pages 105-119

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