Introduction: Conduct disorder is one of the major problems in adolescence. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of social-emotional learning program on improvement of academic achievement and reduction of behavioral disorders among people with behavioral disorders. Methods: The present study was a semi-experimental design included two groups of subjects. A group of 20 people including people with behavioral disorder and 20 people included control group,therefore people who had behavioral disorder did not take any intervenetion. Research instruments included the socio-emotional learning protocol, the academic achievement test, and behavioral disorders. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 23 using multivariable covariance analysis. Results: Data analysis showed a significant difference between the mean score of pre-test and post-test of the experimental and control groups (P <0.01),Therefor, the teaching of social-emotional learning program improved academic achievement and decreasing in behavioral among people with behavioral disorders. On the other hand, the control group scores in the post-test stage were not significantly different with pre-test. Conclusion: Considering the positive effects of this educational program on academic achievement and reduction of behavioral disorders, this method can be used as an effective way to achieve optimal performance in people with behavioral disorder.
kashefi mamaghani S, Arshad M, Badri Gargari R. The effect of emotional social learning program on improving academic achievement and reducing behavioral disorders in people with Conduct disorder. IJPN 2020; 8 (1) :10-18 URL: http://ijpn.ir/article-1-1369-en.html