Investigating the effect of play therapy program in preschool children

The effectiveness of parent-child relationship play therapy program on anxiety, social skills, and aggression among preschoolers.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20251127068130N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-16

Start date

2025-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

Preschool children.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The Parent-Child Relationship-Based Play Therapy program. In this study, training in Parent-Child Relationship-Based Play Therapy will be conducted based on the pla

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The child being of preschool age Parental signature on the research participation consent form No occurrence of stressful events such as divorce or death of relatives in the past three months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of psychiatric medications Concurrent use of other treatment methods Absence from two or more sessions. Receipt of incompletely filled-out questionnaires.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Preschool Anxiety Scale (Parent Form) (PAS).;Social Skills. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: The standardized Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) questionnaire by Gresham and Elliott (1990), student version.;Aggression. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: The Preschool Children Aggression Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Preschool Anxiety Scale (Parent Form) (PAS).;Social Skills. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: The standardized Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) questionnaire by Gresham and Elliott (1990), student version.;Aggression. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: The Preschool Children Aggression Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParisa Gharib sahrakar

Islamic Azad University

parisa.sahrakar@gmail.com+98 61 3332 3038

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026