The Effectiveness of Psychological Resilience on Psychological Well-Being and Educational Adaptation of Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Ph. D Student of Psychology, Faculty of literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of psychological resilience on psychological well-being and educational adaptation of children with oppositional defiant disorder.
Methods: It was a semi-experimental research design of pre-test-post-test and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all children aged 9-12 years with oppositional defiant disorder in Urmia city in 2023. The sample size includes 30 subjects (15 subject in the experimental group and 15 subject in the control group) from the statistical population were selected by available sampling method and they were placed in two control and experimental groups. For the experimental group, psychological resilience intervention was implemented, while the control group did not receive training. The research tools included the Sterling Children's Well-Being Scale and Educational Adaptation Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using the analysis of variance test with repeated measurements.
Results: The results showed that the F level of the interaction effect of stages and group was significant for the variables of psychological well-being (31.284) and educational adaptation (19.048) (P<0.001). Also, is significant the difference between the scores of psychological well-being and educational adaptation in the pre-test and post-test stages and as well as pre-test and follow-up.
Conclusions: The findings of this research provide useful information regarding the psychological resilience intervention and counselors and psychologists can use this intervention to improve the psychological well-being and educational adaptation of children with oppositional defiant disorder.

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Journal of Cognitive Strategies in Learning
Volume 12, Issue 23
2025
Pages 135-150

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