the effectiveness of group counseling based on problem-solving on aggression and social adjustment in hearing-impaired students

Background and aim: one of the common behavioral disorders of hearing-impaired children is aggressive behavior, which can affect social adjustment in their adolescence. this study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of group counseling based on problem-solving on aggression and social adjustment of hearing-impaired students. methods: this study is quasi-experimental with pretest posttest design and a control group. the study population was all adolescents with hearing impairment referred to yazd speech therapy centers, yazd city, iran. a total of 30 students were selected from the referred hearing-impaired students with high aggression and low social adjustment. then they were randomly assigned into control (n = 15) and experimental (n = 15) groups. the study instruments were the california social behavior and buss and perry aggression inventory. the group counseling based on problemsolving intervention consisted of 7 onehour sessions, presented for the experimental group. we analyzed the obtained data by repeated measures analysis of covariance. results: group therapy based on problem-solving can reduce aggression (p < 0.001) and increase social adjustment (p = 0.04). conclusion: the professionals in this field are recommended to use group therapy based on problem-solving.