The Effectiveness of Tolerance Training on Mental Health and Adaptation of Elementary Primary Children

Authors
Mikaya Mahrooz 1
Mohammad mahdi Shamsaee 2
Ruhollah Baratian 3
1 Islamic Azad University, Bandargaz Branch
2 Department of clinical psychology, bandargaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandargaz, iran. Spiritual Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Spiritual Intervetions Department of Mehr Golestan Cancer Patients Support Center, Gorgan, Iran
10.52547/rph.13.4.88
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of tolerance training on mental health and adjustment in primary school children. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all elementary school children in Gorgan. Out of this population, 170 students completed the Mental Health Assessment Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (CSI-4), Sprafkin et al. (1984) and Dokhanchi Adaptation Questionnaire (1998). Of these, 30 children who achieved a mean score in the tests were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Then life value training sessions were conducted in 9 sessions of 90 minutes, one session per week. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to test the hypotheses using SPSS 22 software. The results showed that tolerance training improved the fitness and mental health of the statistical sample. Given the content of the intervention, it is suggested that life values such as tolerance be taught in group games to take a fundamental step in improving and promoting children's mental health and adaptability.
Keywords
Tolerance
Otherness
mental health
Adaptability
children
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