The Effectiveness of the Lifestyle Program Based on Emotion Regulation on the Emotion Management of Upper Elementary School Students

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1 Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 PhD Student, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Children face various challenges in the family and school, such as emotional problems. The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of the lifestyle program based on emotion regulation on the emotion management of second year elementary school students. The research method was experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. In this research, 60 primary school students who were selected from the schools of Isfahan by available sampling method participated. The subjects were randomly divided into two experimental groups (14 girls and 16 boys) and two control groups (13 girls and 17 boys). The experimental groups participated in 8 sessions of 60 minutes in the lifestyle program based on emotion regulation, while the control groups were not given this training. The research tool was children's emotion management scales. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that intervention (P=0.001) and gender (P=0.03) had a significant effect on emotion management and its effect on female students was more than male students. In addition, the intervention had a significant effect on reducing students’ anger (P=0.02), but it did not have a significant effect on their sadness (P=0.61) and worry (P=0.83). In general, the lifestyle education program based on emotion regulation was able to improve students’ emotion and anger management. Therefore, this program helped the students to manage and control their emotions by increasing their adaptability, intimacy, socialization and responsibility and reducing interpersonal problems, depression and negative emotions.

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Journal of Modern Psychological Researches
Volume 20, Issue 77
April 2025
Pages 130-142

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  • Receive Date: 12 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 17 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 18 August 2024

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