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The Effectiveness of Sand Play Therapy on Social Skills, Anxiety, and Aggression in Children with Down Syndrome
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Sahar Rezaee   , Aras Rasouli 1 |
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| Objective: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of sand play therapy on social skills, anxiety and aggression in children with Down syndrome. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design and control group. The population of the study included all the children with Down syndrome who were under the protection of Kermanshah Welfare Organization in 2018. On the whole, 30 children with Down syndrome were selected by random sampling and were divided into two equal experimental and control groups (each group consisting of 15 children). The experimental group participated in 8 sessions, while the control group did not. To collect the research data, Social Skills Questionnaires (Matson, 1983), Children's Anxiety Questionnaire (Spence, 1999), and Aggression Questionnaire (Bass & Perry's aggression, 1992) were used. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis and SPSS-21. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the social skills scores and in each of the components including: proper social skills, inappropriate courage, impulsivity/ rebellion, high self-confidence, and jealousy (p<0.05). There was also a significant difference between the mean scores of aggression and anxiety in the two groups in the post-test (P> 0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that sand play therapy accompanied by other behavioral therapies can be used to increase the social skills and decrease the negative emotions of children with Down syndrome. |
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| Keywords: Sand play therapy, Social skills, Anxiety, Aggression, Down syndrome. |
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Received: 2018/08/24 | Accepted: 2020/03/3 | Published: 2020/03/14
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