The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral game therapy on social skills and communication skills of children in military families

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shahrood Azad University

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

3 Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral game therapy on social skills and communication skills of high-functioning autistic children. The research design was semi-experimental and within the framework of a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The population studied in this research included all children with high functioning autism in 1401 in Shahrood. In order to collect information in the current research, Scott Bellini's (2007) social skills questionnaires and Gilliam's (1995) severity of autism symptoms questionnaires were used. The results of the data analysis showed that cognitive-behavioral play therapy has an effect on improving social skills and communication skills in children with high-functioning autism to the extent of 0.67 (p < 0.01). And this therapeutic method improves communication in high-functioning autistic children by 0.40 units, improves social interaction in high-functioning autistic children by 0.37 units, and improves social skills in high-functioning autistic children. It has an effect of 0.40 units. Cognitive behavioral game therapy has an effect on improving social skills in children with autism to a high performance of 0.37 units (p<0.01). Also, cognitive-behavioral game therapy has an effect on improving communication skills in children with autism with high performance by 0.46 units (p<0.01). And this therapeutic method has an effect on communication in children with high-functioning autism by 0.40 units and on improving social interaction in children with high-functioning autism by 0.37 units.

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Military Psychology
Volume 15, Issue 3 - Serial Number 59
Autumn Quarterly
January 2025
Pages 119-136

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  • Receive Date: 18 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 06 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 27 August 2024

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