Papers by Guita Movallali
Abstract Background and Purpose: Regarding the cognitive abilities of people with hearing impairm... more Abstract Background and Purpose: Regarding the cognitive abilities of people with hearing impairment, memory has attracted attention of specialists. Especially the role of visual memory in remembering and recall of visual cues such as sign language and cued speech is frequently studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of visual perception on short-term visual memory of male hearing-impaired students. Method: The method of this research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test design and control group. Among of the all of the boy’s students with hearing impairment in Tehran, thirty-six of students of Baghcheban School were selected through convenience sampling. They were then equally assigned to two groups (control and experiment). After 10 session intervention on experimental group, data were collected by Kim karad visual memory test. Results: Analysis of covariance showed that visual skills training significantly affected on improve of short-term visual memory on children with hearing damage. Conclusion: For improving visual memory in children with hearing impairment can be used of visual perception skills, because this perceptual skills makes activation areas related to visual memory and thus improves the visual memory. Key words: Visual perception, short-term visual memory, hearing-impaired children
Middle Eastern Journal of Disability Studies, 2014
Objective: The purpose of the present resea rch was to examine the effectiveness of social skills... more Objective: The purpose of the present resea rch was to examine the effectiveness of social skills training on self - esteem and self - concept in dyslexic students. Methods & Materials: The statistical population consisted of all dyslexic students in 3rd and 4th grade in Rasht, from among which a sample of 24 students were selected through convenience sampling. They were then equally assigned to two (control and experiment) groups. This was a quasi - experimental study with a pre - test/post - test design and control group. To collect data, 'Karami - Nouri & Mor adi's dyslexia scale (2008), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (1974), Cooper - Smith's self - concept scale (1967) and Beck's self - esteem scale (1987) were used. The social skills training program was conducted for the experimental group in eight sessi ons in a period of two months. Results: Analysis of covariance showed that social skills training significantly affected all the dimensions of self -...
Auditory and Vestibular Research, 2016
Background and Aim: Social networking sites (SNSs), known in terms of cyberspace, are a very popu... more Background and Aim: Social networking sites (SNSs), known in terms of cyberspace, are a very popular and accepted aspect of technology. Internet is more useful for hearing-impaired children and adolescents than the other users because of the type of communication and its possibility of hiding their disabilities. This study aimed to determine the relationship between using cyberspace and the motivation of hearing impaired adolescents and their feeling of loneliness. Methods: Eighty five hearing impaired students with age range of 12-23 and mean age of 16.28±2.35 years took part in this study. All students were selected from special schools in Tehran city. Dehshiri loneliness scale and the questionnaire of characteristics of hearing impaired users of Social Networking Sites were used to collect data. Results: The results showed that despite inferquent use of cyberspace for learning among hearing-impaired students, there was no relationship between motivation of using cyberspace and f...
3 یارتکد . نشناور یسا شزومآ و ناکدوک رایداتسا ،ییانثتسا زکرم تاقیقحت یشخبناوت باصعا هاگشناد ،لافط... more 3 یارتکد . نشناور یسا شزومآ و ناکدوک رایداتسا ،ییانثتسا زکرم تاقیقحت یشخبناوت باصعا هاگشناد ،لافطا مولع یتسیزهب ،یشخبناوت و ؛ناریا ،نارهت 1 سانشراک . دشرا یدسانشناور ناکدوک ،ییانثتسا هاگشناد یملاسا دازآ مولع حاو تاقیقحت و ناجیابرذآ ؛یبرغ ؛ناریا ،هیمورا 1 یاردتکد . یدسانشناور رت ،یدتیب هوردر رایداتدسا یدسانشناور هاگدشناد دازآ یملادسا دحاو ؛ناریا ،هیمورا ؛هیمورا 4 سانشراک . شرا یدسانشناور شرودمآ و نادکدوک ،ییانثتدسا هاگدشناد مودلع یتدسیزهب ،یدشخبناوت و .ناردیا ،ناردهت * سردآ ٔددنسیون وونسم : راودلب ، دیوا ،ناردهت یتسیزهب مولع هاگشناد ،رایکدوک خ ،وجشناد : فلت* ؛لافطا باصعا یشخبناوت تاقیقحت زکرم ،یشخبناوت و ۷3311۰۳۲41۰ :همانایار* ؛ [email protected]
Mothers of children with hearing impairment are highly vulnerable to psychological problems such ... more Mothers of children with hearing impairment are highly vulnerable to psychological problems such as anxiety and depression. This study was done to assess depression in mothers of hearing impaired children and the effectiveness of encouragement training in alleviating depression in them. This study is an experimental, pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The population of this research consists of mothers of children with hearing impairment in Tehran city. Using random sampling, 40 mothers of children with hearing loss who were enrolled in the Centre, and scored 19 to 29 points (moderate depression to severe depression) in the Beck Depression Inventory, were selected randomly from Tehran rehabilitation centers and assigned randomly into two groups: 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. The experimental group was given 10 sessions of group encouragement training (two sessions of 90 minutes a week). Symptoms of depression in both groups were evaluated...
ObjecƟ ve The purpose of the present study was to invesƟ gate the efficacy of group play therapy ... more ObjecƟ ve The purpose of the present study was to invesƟ gate the efficacy of group play therapy on the social skills of pre-school hearing-impaired children. Materials & Methods The present research was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test design and control group. The parƟ cipants were 30 male hearing-impaired children from pre-schools centers in Varamin and Gharchak provinces who were selected using available sampling method. Subjects were randomly divided into experimental and control groups, each group consisted of 15 children. The experimental group received 12 sessions of group play therapy and the control group did not. The instruments were done using the Raven coloure progressive matrices test and social skills raƟ ng scale. The data were recorded and staƟ sƟ cally analyzed using MANCOVA. Results The results of MANCOVA showed that group play therapy had a significant effect on the social skills of hearing-impaired children (P<0.001). The results also reveal...
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2020
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an online dialogic storyt... more Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an online dialogic storytelling program on vocabulary skills (picture, relative, and oral vocabulary skills) of hard of hearing children. Methods: In this experimental study with pre-test-post-test and a control group design, 34 mothers of hard of hearing children participated. Children’s ages range from 4 to 6 years and they were selected from aural rehabilitation centers in Tehran. They were assigned randomly into the experimental (n=17) and control (n=17) groups that were matched for age and sex. Before starting the online dialogic storytelling program, the children took the Test Of Language Development (TOLD-P: 3). The online dialogic storytelling was done 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week for 12 weeks for mothers and their children. After completion of the program, the language development test was administered to both groups as the post-test. The data were analyzed by 1-way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). R...
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2015
Objectives: Emotional intelligence skills begin at home, and with positive interactions with pare... more Objectives: Emotional intelligence skills begin at home, and with positive interactions with parents and other children. Parents can help children recognize their emotions, name them, and learn how to respect their feelings and adapt to social situations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on the communication skills of students with intellectual disabilities. Methods: This study was quasi-experimental, with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group. The sample consisted of 32 educable students with intellectual disabilities (14-18 years old). Results: The results showed that the intervention program had created a significant difference between the scores of the experimental and control groups (P<0.05), and that the scores for communication skills were increased, both post-test and also in the experimental group follow-up (P<0.05). Discussion: Emotional intelligence training enhanced the communication ski...
Auditory and vestibular research, 2017
Background and Aim: The birth of a hearing-impaired child and raising him/her often brings specia... more Background and Aim: The birth of a hearing-impaired child and raising him/her often brings special psychological feelings for parents, especially mothers who spend more time with the child. This study aimed to compare the general health status in mothers of hearing-impaired and hearing children. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytic study. General Health Questionnaire was used to identify general health status; and data were analyzed with independent-t test. Results: The general health level of mothers of hearing-impaired children was lower than mothers of normal hearing children (p=0.01). The average scores of anxiety (p=0.01), depression (p= 0.01) and physical (p=0.02) symptoms and social function (p=0.01) of mothers of hearing-impaired children was higher than mothers of normal hearing ones (p=0.01). Conclusion: Having a child with hearing impairment affects mothers' general health status. Our findings show that it's necessary to provide psychological and social suppor...
Background and Aim: A system that could make speech visible to deaf people has been dreamt of for... more Background and Aim: A system that could make speech visible to deaf people has been dreamt of for long time. Several systems have been developed during recent decades; with the most popular being cued speech invented 50 years ago by Cornett (1967). The aim of this article is to review researches about cued speech and its efficacy on different language skills of hearing impaired children. Methods: In this article we reviewed researches on cued peech and its impacts on speech and literacy of hearing impaired children. We searched Medline, Proquest and Scopus search engines with the "cued speech" keyword and read all textbooks and thesis published between 1972 and 2011. Cued speech is an oral system which makes the sounds visible and accessible. It makes speech perception much simpler and improves lipreading skills and ability of using residual hearing in hearing impaired children. Conclusion: Cued speech enhances children's communication and speech perception and discrim...
Background and Aim: Studies have found that deaf individuals have higher rates of psychiatric dis... more Background and Aim: Studies have found that deaf individuals have higher rates of psychiatric disorders, such as behavioral problems, than those who can hear. The aim of this review was to provide a summary of the literature on behavioral problems, with specific reference to deaf individuals. The objectives of the review were to establish the prevalence of behavioral problems in deaf populations; describe the risk factor for behavioral problems in deaf populations; and describe approaches to intervention and behavioral problems prevention that have been used in deaf populations. Recent Findings: A review of articles published between 1991 and 2013 showed that the prevalence of behavioral problems in deaf people is higher than that of hearing people. Risk factors for behavioral problems in deaf populations include language impairments, communication problems, the role of parents, and the community's beliefs and attitudes regarding the issue. Conclusion: Given the high prevalence ...
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2015
Objectives: Phonemic awareness skills have a significant impact on children speech and language. ... more Objectives: Phonemic awareness skills have a significant impact on children speech and language. The purpose of this study was investigating the phonemic awareness skills of children with cochlear implant and normal hearing peers in primary school. Methods: Phonemic awareness subscales of phonological awareness test were administered to 30 children with cochlear implantation at the first to sixth grades of primary school and 30 children with normal hearing who were matched in age with cochlear implant group. All of children were between 6 to 11 years old. Children with cochlear implant had at least 1 to 2 years of implant experience and they were over 5 years when they receive implantation. Children with cochlear implant were selected from Special education centers in Tehran and children with normal hearing were recruited from primary schools in Tehran. The phonemic awareness skills were assessed in both groups. Results: The results showed that the Mean scores of phonemic awareness ...
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2017
The parent-child relationship is one of the strongest predictors of a child's adjustment during a... more The parent-child relationship is one of the strongest predictors of a child's adjustment during adulthood. Many hearing-impaired children have normal hearing families, and this issue adversely affects the parent-child relationship; however, studies on interventions have focused on high-risk clinical specimens. Methods: The effect of the Faranak parent-child program (Persian version of Parent-Child Mother Goose Program) on the quality of mother-child relationship has been evaluated in this study, which involved families having preschool, hearing-impaired children. A group of 14 mothers with hearing-impaired children participated in this 12-week program. The control group received no training. Both groups were asked to complete the Gerrard parent-child questionnaire before and after the intervention program to assess their relationship with their children before and after the program. Results: The mothers who were part of the experiment group reported many positive changes in their relationship with the child during the program. Discussion: The Frank Parent-Child Mother Goose Program could help families with hearingimpaired children in this 12-week community-based program, wherein parents learned skills that affect the relationship between mother and child.
Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 2016
Given that marital satisfaction and the factors influencing it are of high importance among deaf ... more Given that marital satisfaction and the factors influencing it are of high importance among deaf women, the present study aimed to examine the impact of life skills training on the marital satisfaction of deaf women in the Iranian Deaf Association (IDA). A multiple-baseline, single-case experimental design was conducted. The statistical population consisted of all deaf women in the IDA during 2014-2015. A total of 3 deaf women who met the inclusion criteria were selected using a purposeful sampling method. They participated in a 9-session life skills training program for 45 minutes a week. The instrument used in the present study was the 47-item version of the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS). The data from repeated measures was processed using the trend comparison charts, and the clinical significance of the data was determined using the recovery rate formula. The results from the trend comparison charts, recovery rate formula, and visual analysis showed that the life skills training improved the marital satisfaction of the samples. According to the study findings, it can be concluded that life skills training improves the marital satisfaction among deaf women. Therefore, the method used in the present study can be recognized as an appropriate method in psycho-educational interventions for strengthening family foundation and improving marriage durability of deaf couples at the beginning of marriage.
International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2014
Iranian Journal of …, 2009
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group life skills train... more Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group life skills training (anger management, assertiveness and relaxation) on decreasing of anxiety and depression among heart patients, after coronary artery bypass surgery. Method: In this experimental design, 40 coronary heart patients aged 35-65 years, having bypass for the first time, were selected randomly and assigned to two experiment and control groups. The instruments for data gathering in this study were "Beck Anxiety Inventory" and "Beck Depression Inventory", which were completed by the subjects both before and after life skills training. Results: Group life skills training significantly decreased the symptoms of depression and anxiety in the patients in the experimental group (p<0.001). This change was not observed in the experimental group. There was no significant difference between males and females in the effectiveness of group life skills training. Conclusion: Group life skills training is effective in decreasing anxiety and depression in coronary patients after coronary bypass surgery.
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Papers by Guita Movallali
Objective: Parent child relationship is of the strongest predictors of a child’s adjustment in adulthood. Most of hearing impaired children has hearing parents. This can adversely affect the parent child relationship.
Method:The effect of Faranak parent - child program (Persian version of parent-child Mother Goose program) on the quality of mother-child relationship is evaluated in this program. The program was conducted on families with preschool hearing impaired children.A group of 14 mothers with children with hearing loss participated in this 12-week program.The control group received no training.Both groups were asked to complete Gerrard parent - child questionnaires before and after the intervention program to assess their relationship with their children before and after the program.
Results: The mothers of experiment group reported many positive changes in their relationship with the child during the program.
Conclusion: Frank parent-child Mother Goose program, was able to help families with hearing impaired children in this 12-week community-based program, parents learned skills that affect the relationship between mother and child.
Keywords: Parent–child relationship, Parent Child Mother Goose Program, Faranak Program, hearing impairment, Mother Goose.