RT - Journal Article T1 - Comparison of the Effectiveness of Story Therapy and Music Therapy on the Executive Functions of Aggressive Female Elementary School Students JF - mui-jbs YR - 2021 JO - mui-jbs VO - 19 IS - 2 UR - http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-1067-en.html SP - 225 EP - 241 K1 - story therapy K1 - music therapy K1 - executive functions K1 - aggression AB - Aim and Background: Today, children's aggression is one of the most common and one of the important reasons for their referral to psychotherapists. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of story therapy and music therapy on the executive functions of aggressive female students. Methods and Materials: In this quasi-experimental study, 45 aggressive students were randomly selected from among elementary school female students in Karaj in the academic year 2020-2021 and were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The research instruments included primary school children aggression questionnaires, Wisconsin test, continuous performance test and Stroop test. The experimental groups underwent story therapy in 11 sessions and music therapy in 8 sessions. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: There was a significant difference between the effectiveness of story therapy and music therapy on executive functions (p <0.001) of aggressive female students. The mean scores of executive functions in the post-test of music therapy were significantly higher than the mean scores of the story therapy group and the control group (p <0.001). Conclusions: Story therapy and music therapy have an effective role in improving the executive functions of aggressive female students. Also, music therapy has a greater effect on increasing performance indicators (cognitive flexibility, sustained attention and inhibition) of aggressive female students than story therapy. Therefore, it is suggested that these treatments be performed by specialists in these fields to help aggressive students in educational and therapeutic environments. The results of this research can have many educational implications. LA eng UL http://rbs.mui.ac.ir/article-1-1067-en.html M3 10.52547/rbs.19.2.225 ER -