Effectiveness of Visual Storytelling on the Reduction of Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors in Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Mohammadali Fallahnejad 1, Farangis Kazemi2 , Shahla Pezeshk2 |
1- University of Science and Research 2- Allameh Tabatabaei University |
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Objective: The aim of this research was to examine the effect of visual storytelling on externalizing and internalizing behaviors in children with oppositional defiant disorder. Method: This study was quasi-experimental (controlled pretest-posttest with follow-up). The statistical population included primary-school children in Tehran with oppositional defiant disorder. Using purposive sampling, we selected 22 primary-school children diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder visiting a learning and therapeutic center. Before the intervention, their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist as a pre-test. In the next step, 13 visual storytelling sessions were held for the experimental group. At the end of the intervention, the parents completed the noted checklist for pre-test and follow-up. Results were analyzed using univariate and multivariate covariance analyses. Results: The results showed that visual storytelling significantly reduced externalizing behaviors on the post-test and follow-up. However, it significantly reduced internalizing behaviors only on the post-test, with no significant change in the follow-up. Conclusion: Visual storytelling can be used as an intervention method to decrease externalizing behaviors in children. Internalizing behaviors can also be reduced in case of an ongoing implementation of this method. |
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Keywords: Oppositional defiant disorder, Visual storytelling, Externalizing behaviors, Internalizing behaviors |
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Special Received: 2016/12/3 | Accepted: 2017/02/26 | Published: 2017/12/31
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