effect of sand play therapy on aggression and emotional adjustment of children with hearing impairment

Background and aim: sand play therapy (spt) is a psychotherapy and nonverbal method used for people with trauma, disabilities, and distress. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of spt on aggression and emotional adjustment of children with a hearing impairment aged 5–7 years. methods: in this quasi-experiment study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group, 30 children aged 5–7 years with hearing impairment participated. they were randomly assigned into two groups: control and experimental. the research instruments were sinha and singh adjustment questionnaire and the shahim aggression questionnaire. the obtained data were analyzed using multivariate covariance analysis. results: there were statistically significant differences (score decrease) between the two study groups after the spt in terms of aggression (p<0.05) and the emotional adjustment of children (p<0.05). conclusion: the results showed that spt could decrease aggression and improve emotional adjustment in children with hearing loss. this method can be used to rehabilitate these children.