The Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies and Behavioral Activation System (BAS) in Social Adjustment of Adolescents With Conduct Disorder

Soheila Imanparvar,Meysam Ghasemi

doi:10.5539/mas.v10n10p75

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explain the role of emotion regulation strategies and behavioral activation system (BAS) in social adjustment of adolescents with conduct disorder. The method of study is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population included all junior high school students in Ardabil in 2016. The sampling was conducted by the multistage cluster method and then 50 subjects with conduct disorder were selected as the sample group using this method. Data of the present study were collected using Rutter behavioral disorders questionnaire (form B), students adjustment questionnaire, emotion regulation questionnaire and activation system and behavioral inhibition questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient test and regression analysis using SPSS software. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between social adjustment and behavioral activation (BAS) and emotion regulation system (P<0.05). Also, the results of regression analysis showed that behavioral activation and emotion regulation system can significantly explain 16% variances in social adjustment of students with conduct disorders. Accordingly, it can be concluded that behavioral activation and emotion regulation system plays a role in social adjustment.

Highlights

Conduct disorder is one of the most common disorders in childhood and adolescence and a major reason for referral to treatment centers
The method of the present research is descriptive-correlation and the researcher sought to examine the role of emotion regulation strategies and behavioral activation system in social adjustment of adolescents with conduct disorder
The students who had declared their readiness to participate in the research were checked using the fifth manual of diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and 50 students were selected as the sample group; And the questionnaires of social adjustment, emotion regulation and brain-behavioral systems were provided to these individuals and were completed in the presence of the researcher and the obtained data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software

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Introduction

Conduct disorder is one of the most common disorders in childhood and adolescence and a major reason for referral to treatment centers. The most important effects of conduct disorder include aggression, lack of social adjustment, poor interpersonal relationships, rejection from peer groups, academic deficiencies, lack of problem-solving skills and deficits in attention and thinking which among them, the lack of social adjustment is one of the most important issues involved with children with conduct disorder. It seems that children with conduct disorder misinterpret the mild and fair interpersonal behaviors of others because of their hostile willingness. Children and adolescents with conduct disorder have some biases in selective attention and remembering; they consider the hostile social cues rather than the positive social ones in their interpersonal interactions ( Mohammad Ismael, 2005)

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