Mental Health in School

Mental Health in School

The effectiveness of emotional self-regulation training on aggression and communication skills of male students of the second year of elementary school with addiction to computer games

Document Type : Original Article

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Cultural, education
10.22034/jmhs.2024.458580.1054
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation training on aggression and communication skills of male students of the second year of elementary school who are addicted to computer games in Isfahan city. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research consisted of all male students of the second year of primary school in Isfahan city in the academic year of 2023-2024. Among the statistical population of the educational region, 6 were selected and among the students of this region, 30 male students who were addicted to computer games were selected by available sampling, and randomly in two experimental groups (15 people). ) and witnesses (15 people) were appointed. The experimental group was trained in cognitive emotion regulation strategies for 8 sessions of 50 minutes. In order to collect research data, Wang and Chang's (2002) computer game addiction questionnaire, Jarbak's communication skills (2004) and Novako's anger questionnaire (1986) were used. Research data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: The results of the analysis of the research findings showed that cognitive emotion regulation training is effective in reducing aggression and improving communication skills of male students who are addicted to computer games (p < 0.01). Conclusion: According to the results obtained from this research, it can be said that one of the useful educational approaches to improve communication skills and reduce aggression of students who are addicted to computer games is cognitive emotion regulation training.
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