Abstract:
The Early diagnosis and intervention during the preschool years will improve your child’s chances for overcoming his or her behavioral-emotional problems. One of most common problems of behavioral visit that of People to the mental health centers is aggression. This study examined the effectiveness of painting therapy in reducing aggression of preschool children. Thus، a single-subject multiple baseline design was used. In this research، the observed or measured intervals in which a unit may be an individual or group of individuals، was used. The first phase of the project (A) is baseline and second (B) is the intervention phase. After the intervention، the follow-up observations were carried out and the results of the second search step plotted. Subjects of the research were five aggressive children from preschool centers in Tabriz city (4 boys and 1 girl). In the analysis of date charting and visual analysis was used. In the visual analysis، changes resulting from intervention on the level، trend and variability of observations were reviewed and interpreted. The results are the average of all children at baseline، intervention، and follow up and effect size observed for all children and visual analysis of the results showed the painting effect in reducing aggression in preschool children was high. Therefore، painting therapy has an impact on reducing symptoms of preschool aggression.
Machine summary:
Multiple baseline assessment of the effectiveness of art therapy in reducing symptoms of aggression in preschool children Shahram Vahedi 1, Narges Sadeghpour 2 Date of receipt: 2015/08/24 Date of acceptance: 2016/04/03 Abstract Diagnosis and treatment of behavioral-emotional problems in children during preschool years increases the possibility of improvement.
Given the needs of stakeholders in the field of education and training for this age group in the environmental control in which these children exist, and considering the vital impact of this issue on the educational and social future of the children themselves, therefore, the present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of art therapy in reducing aggression in preschool children.
Parker, Hagan-Burke, & Vannest art therapy has a powerful effect on reducing aggression symptoms in children.
Additionally, the Standardized Mean Difference 1 (SMD) effect size index was used to examine the effect of the art therapy method on reducing aggression symptoms in children.
Multi-baseline design for four subjects during therapeutic sessions Discussion and Conclusion The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of art therapy on reducing aggression in preschool children.
The results obtained from the mean of all children in the baseline, intervention, and follow-up stages, as well as the effect size observed for all children and the results of visual analysis, showed that art therapy has a high effect on reducing aggression in preschool children.
The results obtained from the mean of all children in the baseline, intervention, and follow-up stages, as well as the effect size observed for all children and the results of visual analysis, showed that art therapy has a high effect on reducing aggression in preschool children.