Making Choices Program and Behavioral Parent Training for Children with Conduct Disorder

Introduction: Aggressive, impulsive, and deceitful behaviors are the main symptoms of ConductDisorder.Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to compare the Making Choices Program (MCP)and the Barkley Behavioral Parent Training (BBPT) for their effects on the aggression of childrenwith Conduct Disorder.Methods: A total of 136 children between 8 and 10 years old with Conduct Disorder wereparticipated in the study within the three experimental and one control group. The instrumentwhich was used in this study was Child Behavior Checklist.Results: The results of conducting Two-way Repeated Measure ANOVA revealed that the meanscore for aggression across time was significantly different among four groups (F (4.86, 213.80)= 1600.82, ƞ2= 0.99, f = 6.003).Conclusion: This study found that the combination of MCP and BBPT (done separately) comparedto MCP and/or BBPT was more effective for children with CD. It is recommended to conduct aglobal study on teachers; parents; parents and children; parents and teachers; and parents, teachersand children to compare the interventions in order to observe their effectiveness on the aggressionof the children with CD.

کلیدواژه ها:

Making Choices Program ، Barkley ، Behavioral Parent Training ، ConductDisorder ، Aggression