The Effectiveness of training program based on executive functions in improving emotional regulation and social cognitive among children with hearing impairments

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Faculity of Education, University of Najran, Saudi Arabia

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The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between executive functions, emotional regulation and social cognitive among hearing-impaired children. In addition, study aimed at determining the effectiveness of a training program based on executive functions in improving the emotional regulation and social cognitive among the quasi-experimental sample. The Sample consisted of the two subsamples: psychometric sample and counseling sample, the sample psychometric consisted of (63) hearing-impaired (M = 12.2, SD = 0.62), the counseling sample consisted of (14) hearing-impaired was chosen and distributed randomly into the quasi experimental and control groups. Three questionnaires (Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (Barkley, 2012), Emotional regulation scale (Gross, & John, 2003), social cognition scale prepared by the researcher and the training program) were used to assess the studied parameters. Results indicated that a statistically significant positive correlation between executive functions, emotional regulation and social cognitive. In addition, a statistically significant improvement in executive functions, emotional regulation, and social cognitive was shown among the quasi-experimental group following training compared with a control group.

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