Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD Student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
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Associate Professor Department of Counseling, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of parent-child relationship therapy and Barkley’s parent training in family functioning and parenting stress of mothers of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. The current research study is applied in terms of purpose; the research design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and a control group and one-month follow-up. The population included all mothers with a son with ADHD who were studying in one of the primary schools in Ahvaz in the academic year of 2021-2022. From among the population, 45 mothers were selected through random cluster sampling method. They were randomly assigned into parent-child relationship therapy (n = 15), Barkley's parent training (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. To collect data, SNAP rating scale (the fourth edition), clinical interview based on Mental Disorders Diagnosis for ADHD (the fifth edition), Family Assessment questionnaire (Epstein, Baldwin and Bishop, 1983), and Parenting Stress questionnaire (Abidin, 1995) were used. The parent-child relationship group participated in ten 60-minute sessions, and Barkley’s parenting therapy group participated in fifteen 60-minute sessions. Data was analyzed using mixed analysis of variance using SPSS software, version 25. The results showed that there was no significant difference between parent-child relationship group and Barkley’s parent training therapy group in terms of family functioning and parenting stress in pretest, posttest and follow-up phases (p < 0.05). However, there was a significant difference between parent-child relationship and Barkley’s parent training therapy groups and the control group in the follow-up phase (p < 0.05). According to the results of the present study, parent-child relationship training and Barkley’s parent training therapy of mothers were effective in family functioning and parenting stress of mothers with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. It should also be noted that the effects of these two methods were greater on parenting stress.
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