Effectiveness of Software Cognitive Empowerment Training and Perceptual-Motor Skills Reconstruction Program Training on Social Interest and Emotional Self-Regulation

Background and aim: Social interest and emotional self-regulation are important aspects of successful social interactions and psychological well-being. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of software cognitive empowerment training and perceptual-motor skills reconstruction program training on social interest and emotional self-regulation, and to compare these two trainings with each other. Methods: The participants of this study included seventh-grade students in Mashhad City studying in the academic year ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳. The number of ۴۵ students was selected by non-random sampling method and randomly included in three groups, namely the software cognitive empowerment group, perceptual-motor skills reconstruction group, and control group. The training programs used in this study were Captain’s Log Mind Power Builder software and Werner-Reini’s training program. Moreover, Garnevski’s (۲۰۰۱) Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Social Interest Scale (۲۰۲۱) were used for evaluation. Results: The results of this study demonstrated that both educational programs had a positive and significant effect on social interests and emotional self-regulation. Although software cognitive empowerment training was more effective in improving emotional self-regulation, perceptual-motor skill restoration program training showed a greater effect in increasing social interest. The average scores of social interest before and after software cognitive empowerment training were ۲۱۲.۴۰ and ۲۲۵.۶۷ and perceptual-motor rehabilitation program training was ۲۱۲.۸۷ and ۲۲۶.۷۳. In addition, the average scores of positive emotional self-regulation before and after software cognitive empowerment training were reported as ۵۸.۰۷ and ۵۸.۴۰ and perceptual-motor rehabilitation program training as ۵۶.۷۳ and ۵۸.۷۳. The mean negative emotional self-regulation scores before and after software cognitive empowerment training was ۴۸.۶۷ and ۴۸.۱۳ and perceptual-motor rehabilitation program training was ۴۶.۰۷ and ۴۸.۰۷. Conclusion: The software cognitive empowerment training and perceptual-motor rehabilitation program training for social interest variables and emotional self-regulation dimensions considering the control group were effective on the subjects. However, the software cognitive empowerment training was found to be more effective in improving emotional self-regulation, while the perceptual-motor skills reconstruction program training was more effective in enhancing social interest.

کلیدواژه ها:

Emotional self-regulation ، Perceptual-motor skills reconstruction program ، Social interest ، Software cognitive empowerment