The effect of stress management training with cognitive behavioral style on stress and mental health of parents intellectual disabilities children

The effect of stress management training with cognitive behavioral style on stress and mental health of parents intellectual disabilities children

Objective: This research aims to study the effect of education on mental health and the effect of education of stress rate. Then it studies the effect of several styles of contrasting stress and finally to examine the effect of a stress management program on decreasing stress of mind-retarded childrenʹs parents. Method: parents of children with intellectual disabilities of Rafsanjan (two centres) completed Harry stress inventory (HIS) and General Helath questionair (GHQ). 60 couple that high scores in these tests selected and divided two groups randomly. Experimental group passed stress management course in 6 sessions at 3 weeks. Control group do not receive any treatment. After final session and one month later, two groups completed GHQ and HIS (posttest and followup). Data analysed with repeated measures. Findings: Average score of stress rate in pre test and posttest stage in experimental group had a meaningful difference (P=0/001), but this difference was not meaningful in following test. (P=0/659). Average score of mental health in pre test and posttest stages of test group had meaningful difference (p=0/001) but difference of this score was not meaningful in following test (p=0/646). Conclusion: Education causes mind-retarded childrenʹs mothers know themselves better, recognize their strength and weakness points, and finally find themselves to extent in which commit to improve weakness points and develop positive points. As a result, one can accept realities better and decrease mental stress.