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The Effectiveness of Sahajaoga and Yoga Mind Strengthening Training in Reducing Children's ADHD Test Anxiety with Gastrointestinal Problems

Document Type : research

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.Sc. in Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran

Abstract

Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Sahajayoga and Mind Strengthening Yoga exercises on the anxiety test of female children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with gastrointestinal problems in Karaj.
Method: The study is semi-experimental in the form of pretest-posttest with the control group. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 people were selected and divided into 3 groups (two experimental groups and one control group). Data collection tool included a questionnaire for diagnosing hyperactivity disorder along with attention deficit disorder and Abolghasemi’s exam anxiety questionnaire. The interventions took place in eight sessions and the subjects were examined before and after the interventions with the test anxiety test.
Results: The results show that Sahajayoga and Mind Strengthening Yoga exercises was significantly (p <0.05) effective and the hypothesis that the sessions were effective was confirmed. In other words, after the intervention of Sahajayoga technique, about 98%, and after the implementation of mind strengthening yoga, about 94% of the change in the dependent variable was due to the change in the independent variable. In fact, the Sahajayoga and Mind Strengthening Yoga training is effective in reducing the anxiety of this group of children.
Conclusion: The overall findings suggest that yoga-based training has a positive effect on reducing anxiety in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and gastrointestinal problems. Therefore, it is recommended to use this method in medical centers to decrease the anxiety and digestive problems of children with ADHD.

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Article Title [Persian]

اثربخشی آموزش ساهاجایوگا و یوگای تقویت ذهن در کاهش اضطراب امتحان کودکان دارای ADHD با مشکلات گوارشی

Authors [Persian]

  • پروین میرزائی 1
  • پریسا مصطفی نژاد 2

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract [Persian]


هدف: پژوهش حاضر به منظور بررسی اثربخشی تمرینات ساهاجایوگا و یوگای تقویت ذهن بر اضطراب امتحان کودکان دختر دارای اختلال نقص توجه به همراه بیش فعالی با مشکلات گوارشی شهر کرج انجام شده است.
روش: تحقیق موردمطالعه از نوع نیمه آزمایشی به صورت پیش آزمون – پس آزمون با گروه کنترل است.جامعه پژوهش شامل کلیه کودکان دختر بیش فعال مبتلا به مشکلات گوارشی 10 تا 13 سال مراجعه کننده به مرکز درمانی در کرج که تمایل به شرکت در مطالعه داشتند. با در نظر گرفتن معیارهای ورودی و خروجی تعداد 30 نفرانتخاب و در 3 گروه (دو گروه آزمایش و یک گروه کنترل) قرار گرفتند. ابزار جمع آوری داده ها پرسشنامه تشخیص اختلال بیش فعالی به همراه نقص توجه سواری وپرسشنامه ی اضطراب امتحان ابوالقاسمی بود. مداخله‌ها در هشت جلسه صورت پذیرفت و آزمودنی‌ها قبل و بعد از مداخله‌ها نیز با آزمون اضطراب امتحان مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند.
یافته‌ها: نتایج پژوهش حاضرپس از جمع آوری و تجزیه و تحلیل داده ها بوسیله ی آزمون تحلیل کوواریانس نشان می دهد که تمرینات ساهاجایوگا و یوگای تقویت ذهن به طور معناداری (در سطح p < 0/05) فرض موثر بودن جلسات اجرا شده را تایید می کنند. به عبارتی پس از مداخله تکنیک ساهاجایوگا، حدود 98% و بعد از اجرای یوگای تقویت ذهن حدود 94% تغییر در متغیر وابسته ناشی از تغییر در متغیر مستقل می باشد. در واقع می‌توان گفت که آموزش ساهاجایوگا و یوگای تقویت ذهن بر میزان کاهش اضطراب امتحان این دسته ازکودکان اثربخش است.
نتیجه گیری: مجموع یافته‌ها حاکی ازآن است که آموزش های مبتنی بر تکنیکهای یوگا، تأثیر مثبتی بر کاهش اضطراب امتحان کودکان مبتلا به نقص توجه و بیش فعالی همراه با مشکلات گوارشی دارد. بنابراین توصیه می شود که در جهت بهبود مشکلات اضطرابی و گوارشی کودکان ADHD ، این روش در مراکز درمانی استفاده شود.

Keywords [Persian]

  • ساهاجایوگا
  • یوگای تقویت ذهن
  • اضطراب امتحان
  • اختلال نقص توجه به همراه بیش فعالی
  • مشکلات گوارشی
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Iranian Journal of Health Psychology
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
March 2020
Pages 99-108
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