University of Tabriz Journal of Modern Psychological Researches 2322-3340 8 30 2013 07 23 The Effect of Sand Play therapy in Reducing Anxiety in Primary School Children by Using Observer Software The Effect of Sand Play therapy in Reducing Anxiety in Primary School Children by Using Observer Software 55 76 4250 FA Seyyedeh Masoumeh Seyyedi Shahrokh Makvand Hosseini Farahnaz Kiyan Ersi Journal Article 2015 12 20 In this study, we examined the effect of sand play therapy in reducing anxiety in primary school girls by observer software. Using a quasi experimental design with experimental group, a sample consisting of 20 elementary school girls who had scored one standard deviation above the mean on spense anxiety questioner voluntarily participated in experimentalprogram. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of “sandplay therapy” as the independent factor. Data was analyzed with repeated measures analysis of variance (GLM). Finding and the results of the difference in anxiety scores in different sessions shows the effect of sandplay therapy on reducing the experimental group’s anxiety, and statistical results shows that the hypothesis at (p<0/01) is significant, and so sandplay therapy reduces female primary school students’s anxiety. Working with a sand tray will probably give the child the opportunity to discover her phobias in a safe environment, make them concrete by reproduction of the incidents, have more knowledge about them, and find some solutions to solve different problems. In this study, we examined the effect of sand play therapy in reducing anxiety in primary school girls by observer software. Using a quasi experimental design with experimental group, a sample consisting of 20 elementary school girls who had scored one standard deviation above the mean on spense anxiety questioner voluntarily participated in experimentalprogram. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of “sandplay therapy” as the independent factor. Data was analyzed with repeated measures analysis of variance (GLM). Finding and the results of the difference in anxiety scores in different sessions shows the effect of sandplay therapy on reducing the experimental group’s anxiety, and statistical results shows that the hypothesis at (p<0/01) is significant, and so sandplay therapy reduces female primary school students’s anxiety. Working with a sand tray will probably give the child the opportunity to discover her phobias in a safe environment, make them concrete by reproduction of the incidents, have more knowledge about them, and find some solutions to solve different problems. https://psychologyj.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_4250_7510730fd5a50425d8c73f3941fc65b6.pdf