effect of attachment-based therapy on depression symptoms in girls with attachment problems
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aim and background: complex nature of children`s affectionate problems requires assessment and usage of modern treatments. the present study aimed to investigate the effects of attachment-based therapy on depression symptoms in girl students of primary school who had attachment problems. methods and materials: this study was an empirical plan with pretest-posttest, follow up and control group. the target samples were 34 individuals of 388 second and fourth grade students of isfahan primary school that had highest scores on attachment problems and depression symptoms. evaluation implemented using randolph attachment disorder questionnaire (radq) and ontario mental health test. mothers were presented in 10 group sessions of attachment-based intervention and its effects investigated in posttest and 3 months follow up on their girl`s depression symptoms. the results have been analyzed by spss-16 software and through descriptive and inferential statistics. findings: since obtaining a higher score in depression disorder represents severity of the symptoms, it can be seen that the mean post-test and follow up scores of depression in the experimental group is significantly lower than that of the control group (p < 0/05). reduction rate of reported depression symptoms was 0/38 in posttest and 0/50 in three months follow up. conclusions: the attachment-based therapy was effective to reduction depression symptoms in their girls with attachment problems and the mother`s continues attention to interventional methods showed more improvement in follow up evaluation.
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تحقیقات علوم رفتاریجلد ۹، شماره ۴، صفحات ۰-۰
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