The Effectiveness of a Neuro-linguistic Programming Training Program in Modifying Cognitive Activity Dysfunction ("negative Thinking") Among a Sample of Individuals With Learning Disabilities
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Students with learning disabilities may be affected by negative thinking patterns in a negative way: their school performance and their psychosocial development. This study aimed to tab the effectiveness of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in decreasing cognitive dysfunction of 32 Jordanian students, ages 10 to 13 years, equally divided into experimental and control groups. Paying a quasi-experimental design, the experimental group got an 11-session NLP intervention. Cognitive dysfunction was assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 2-month follow up using a validated 25 item scale (α = 0.890). The statistical assessments wasted were nonparametric and effect size analyses using R software. There was no significant difference between baseline measurements (p = 0.853). There were marked decreases in cognitive dysfunction in the experimental group (Z = −3.521, p < 0.001, d = 1.85), and significant differences between the groups (Z = −4.125, p < 0.001). Significant improvements occurred across the ensuing domains: catastrophizing (d = 1.74) and overgeneralization (d = 1.68). No statistically significant deterioration (p = 0.648) in follow-up assessments. These results have indicated possible assistance for interventions, which should be explored in larger, carefully controlled studies to prove effectiveness and sustainability.
Source: Acta Innovations
Author: Dr. Faisal Khalif Al-Sharaa
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225100347