The Effect of Gardener Therapists on Behavioral Problems in Slow-Step Students

Elahe Ahangari, Mohammad Tahan

Abstract


Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of gardener therapist on behavioral problems of slow-step children.


Methods: This was a semi-experimental design research study with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all the slow-step students in the step-by-step educational program of Ramadan in Mash city in 2017, in which 30 students were accessible by method. The title of the research was selected. Subjects were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups (15 experimental and 15 control groups). At first, their instructor completed the Conner's Behavioral Problem Questionnaire (instructor's form) (pre-test). Subsequently, the experimental group was exposed to 12 sessions of the therapist for the period of 45 minutes per week. Instructor again filled the questionnaire at the end and after two weeks, for both groups (post-test). The data were analyzed with the help of covariance analysis.


Results: The results showed that the observed difference between the mean scores of behavioral problems of the participants in the experimental and control group according to the group membership in the post-test stage was considerably significant with 99% confidence interval. The effect of the intervention was 88%.


Conclusion: Gardener therapy is effective on the behavioral problems of slow-graded students and it can be used as a therapeutic tool.


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