The impact of “6 Seconds’ EQ for Family (EI) Training Model” on adolescent students with oppositional defiant disorder

Abstract

Purpose of the study: The study was designed to examine the impact of six second s EQ for family , an Emotional Intelligence training on parents, adolescents withOppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and also on their perceived parental behavior. It was also intended to explore the relationship between perceived parental behaviors and adolescents ODD scores. It was hypothesized that the training would have a positive impact on perceived parental behavior, and adolescents ODD scores. It was also hypothesized that there were positive relationships between parental rejection, and adolescents ODD scores, and parental psychological control and adolescents ODD scores. Procedure and Method: The sample included 100 adolescents with ODD symptoms from six schools in Bangalore, India. Subjects, comprising of 50 boys and 50 girls, were administered the Children Report of Parental Behavior Inventory (CRPBI) (Schludermann and Schluderman, 1998) to assess their fathers and mothers perceived behaviors separately. They also completed Youth self Report (YSR) (Achenbach, 2001) to report their own functioning and ODD behavior. Parents were administered Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (Achenbach, 2001) to report their adolescent functioning and ODD symptoms. They also completed Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence inventory (SEI) to assess their own EQ. Following pre-test, Parents were trained with six seconds EQ for family, emotional intelligence training for four weeks of two hours a week sessions plus two additional sessions. Other than EI training, parents were educated of adolescents developmental process and its stressors, and also the power of reinforcements during those two additional two hours sessions. Two months following