Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. student of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science Educational and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science Educational and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science Educational and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Family and Schools Together program on reducing the behavioral problems of primary school students in Ahvaz. This research was experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow up with control group. First, 80 primary school students (40 girls and 40 boys) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Students, along with family members, participated in Family and Schools Together program for 8 sessions of 150 minutes for two months. In this study, a demographic and Goodman Children's Problems questionnaires were used. The experimental design was run for two months and two months after the post-test, a follow-up test was carried out. The results of the data analysis indicated that Family and Schools Together program has been effective in reducing student behavioral problems. Also, reducing the behavioral problems of children in the follow up phase has continued.

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