Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Instructor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University Kashmar, Kashmar, Iran

2 Instructor, Social Determinants of Health research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashmar, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of current study was to investigate the effect of gardener therapy on reduce behavioral problems in slow step girl students. The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and control group. The population of the current study include all the slow step girl students who were living in the Ramadan children's preschool institution in the city of Mashhad. 30 students select by voluntary random sampling method, and according to include criteria, and randomly were assigned to experiment and control groups (each group 15). The participants completed Conner's Behavioral Problems Questionnaire (Coach Form). The experiment group was subjected 12 sessions of gardeners. The results showed that gardener therapy is effective on reduce the behavioral problems of slow step girl students and can be used as a therapeutic approach.

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