Sport Psychology Studies

Sport Psychology Studies

The Effect of Perceptual -Motor and Mindfulness Trainings on emotional intelligence and self-efficacy in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Document Type : Original research

Authors
Fatemeh Piryan 1
Ebrahim Moteshareie 2
Alireza Farsi 3
1 Ms in Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health,Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22089/spsyj.2021.11188.2222
Abstract
Purpose: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood that causes damage in various dimensions, including academic, social, and familial. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of perceptual-motor training and mindfulness on emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Methods: This research was conducted by semi-experimental method with pre-test-post-test design with two experimental groups and control group. Participants included 30 children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder aged (9.5±2.14) years who were selected by targeted sampling. The children's parents answered the emotional intelligence and self-efficacy questionnaire as a pre-test. Then the intervention of each experimental group was performed in 8 one-hour sessions. After two groups (mindfulness, mindfulness, and perceptual motor exercises) performed their exercises for four weeks, two sessions each week, and one hour each session, a similar pre-test was performed. To test the research hypotheses, a composite variance analysis test (3 groups * 2 time factors) with repeated measurements with a significant level (p <0.05) was used.
Findings: The results showed that perceptual-motor and mindfulness exercises had a significant effect on improving children's emotional intelligence and self-efficacy with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder compared to the control group p05/0>, while there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two types of intervention on the variables/
Conclusion: In case of results of this study, it is suggested that perceptual-motor exercises and mindfulness can be used to promote emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Keywords
Perceptual-motor
mindfulness
emotional intelligence
self-efficacy

Subjects

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 14, Issue 52
Spring 2025
Pages 44-61

  • Receive Date 23 August 2021
  • Revise Date 30 August 2021
  • Accept Date 31 August 2021