چکیده:
Objectives: The most common problem that delinquent children and juveniles deal with at every moment
is the lack of sufficient control over their aggression. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to investigate
the effects of mental rehabilitation group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on decreasing
aggression in juvenile delinquents.
Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-post-test design and a 2-
month follow-up with both the experimental and the control group. To conduct this study, 30 cases of
delinquent juveniles were selected by the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and randomly
assigned to two experimental and control groups. The Experimental group received 8 sessions of
acceptance and commitment group therapy.
Results: Results were analyzed using ANOVA, and showed that the experimental group demonstrated a
significant reduction in aggression and its aspects (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and
hostility) compared with the control group. This difference was also maintained in the follow-up phase
(P< 0.001).
Discussion: The results showed that acceptance and commitment group therapy can effectively reduce
overall aggression and its dimension (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility), and
that the results last to the follow-up phase.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 13, Issue 2, Summer 2015 Original Article Aggression in Juvenile Delinquents and Mental Rehabilitation Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment Mohammad Mohammadi; Ali Farhoudian* Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fateme Shoaee; Seyed Jalul Younesi; Behrouz Dolatshahi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Objectives: The most common problem that delinquent children and juveniles deal with at every moment is the lack of sufficient control over their aggression.
Accordingly, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of mental rehabilitation group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on decreasing aggression in juvenile delinquents.
Discussion: The results showed that acceptance and commitment group therapy can effectively reduce overall aggression and its dimension (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility), and that the results last to the follow-up phase.
Accordingly, the present question is whether mental rehabilitation based on acceptance and commitment group therapy can lead to a reduction in aggression in delinquent juveniles.
00 27 Components of Sum of Degree of Mean of Discussion The aim of the present study was to investigate the process of mental rehabilitation, using acceptance and commitment group therapy to decrease the aggression of juvenile delinquents in Tehran Juvenile Correctional Center.
The findings of this study showed that acceptance and commitment based therapy reduces aggression in the experimental group more than the control group.