yousef dehghani; negin majdian; seyed ali Afshin; mehdi farazja
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This study was aimed to examine effectiveness Mindfulness training on planning and cognitive flexibility of students with Learning Disability. This study was semi-experimental pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control and experimental group. The statistical population consisted of 202 third- to ...
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This study was aimed to examine effectiveness Mindfulness training on planning and cognitive flexibility of students with Learning Disability. This study was semi-experimental pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control and experimental group. The statistical population consisted of 202 third- to fifth-grade primary students with all kinds of learning disabilities who had been referred by the schools to the Center for Learning Disabilities of Bushehr province’s Department of Education. Of these, using convenience sampling and considering the requirements of the research project, 52 students were short-listed in the first stage, and of these, 40 students were selected and assigned to an experimental group and a control group (each group 20 students). The measurement tools consisted of Tower of London Test and The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The experimental group experienced the Mindfulness training group therapy in 8 sessions of 60 minutes once week and the control group did not receive any treatment. For statistical data analysis, variance analysis with repeated measures was used. Findings showed that Mindfulness training has a significant effect on planning and flexibility of students with Learning Disability and this effect remains unchanged in the two-month follow-up phase. Finally, we may conclude that Mindfulness training, as an effective and functional intervention, could be used to improve planning and flexibility of students with Learning Disability.
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Fereshte Hashemi; fariborz dortaj; Noorali Farrokhi; Bita Nasrolahi
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This research deals with the effectiveness of mindfulness training on procrastination and academic stress among female students of the eighth- grade of district 1 Tehran city. This study was a quasi-experimental design, using a pre and post-test exam with the control group. The statistical population ...
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This research deals with the effectiveness of mindfulness training on procrastination and academic stress among female students of the eighth- grade of district 1 Tehran city. This study was a quasi-experimental design, using a pre and post-test exam with the control group. The statistical population of the research was female students in district 1 of Tehran who was studying at the 8th grade in the academic year of 2016-2017. Two schools selected by accident among the female schools in the district of Tehran. Using a primary screening, 80 students randomly replaced by the Tuckman’s Procrastination Questionnaire (2001) and the Zajacova, & et al.’s academic stress Questionnaire (2005) on the acquisition of high scores in Procrastination and academic stress in 2 experimental groups and 2 control groups. The experimental groups were taught in 8 basic techniques. While, during this time, the control groups did not receive the training. The results of the study using the covariance analysis and independent t-test showed that as a result of mindfulness training, there is a significant difference (p<0.05) between the experimental and control groups in the level of procrastination and stress of the students in the pre and post-test. The result is that the use of mindfulness can decrease students' procrastination and academic stress.