Examining the Effectiveness of Emotional Intelligence Training on Loneliness and Peer Relationships in Deaf Adolescents with Cochlear Implants

Document Type : Original Article

Researchers

1 Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba’i University

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This study will investigate the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on loneliness and peer relationships among cochlear-implanted deaf adolescents. The study will use a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design with a follow-up assessment. The participants will be selected from deaf adolescents with cochlear implants and will be randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group will receive an emotional intelligence training intervention based on the components of emotional intelligence, while the control group will not receive the intervention during the study period. The intervention will be conducted in eight sessions, with each session focusing on emotional and interpersonal skills. Data will be collected using the UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Peer Relations Scale at pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. The collected data will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods to determine the effectiveness and stability of the intervention effects. Ministry of Science, Research and Technology