پژوهشهای علوم شناختی و رفتاری (Feb 2016)
A comparison of the Efficacy of Trauma - Focused Intervention (TFI) and Social Skills Group Training on Strengths and Difficulties in Girls of Veterans and Martyrs Families
Abstract
The purpose of the present research was to compare the effectiveness of Trauma - Focused Intervention (TFI) and social skills group training on strengths and Difficulties in adolescents of veterans and martyrs families. In order to perform this study, 39 veterans' children were randomly selected from 13-16 years high school children population of Isfahan city through random cluster sampling method and were randomly assigned into two experimental and one control group (each group consisted of 13 adolescents). The design of the study was comparative experimental with control group in pretest, posttest and after 4 months follow up. The interventions consisted of Trauma- Focused Intervention (TFI) and social skills group training. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and demographical information questionnaires were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed using Multivariate analysis of Covariance. The results showed that Trauma- Focused Cognitive behavioral therapy (TF- CBT) and social skills group training had a significant effect on strengths and Difficulties in girls of veterans and martyrs families (F=4.29,P≤0.001). Trauma - Focused Intervention (TFI) was effectively in the subscale of ADHD (M=3.15) and conduct disorder (M=3.23). In the follow up stage, social skills group training was more effective (M=9.53) to increase strengths than the Trauma- Focused Cognitive behavioral therapy (TF - CBT) in adolescent’s girls of veterans and Martyrs (F=6.98, P≤0.01), (M=9.38). This study suggested that Trauma- Focused Intervention (TFI) and Social Skills group training for increase of strengths and decrease of behavioral difficulties.
