تاثير آموزش برنامه گروهي فرزندپروري مثبت بر استرس والدگري مادران كودكان 10 - 4 ساله مبتلا به اختلال بيش فعالي / كمبود توجه

The Impact of Positive Parenting Program on Maternal Stress of Mothers of 4-6 Years old Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

This study examines the effectiveness of Group Positive Parenting Program (Group Triple P) on the level of stress among parents with children diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Eight mothers of children (4-10 years old) with ADHD participated in this study. In order to control the impact of medication, those mothers whose children were on Ritalin for at least 6 months, were selected. Based on Sanders model, the Group Triple P was used to train the subjects in 8 sessions. Data was collected using Parenting stress Index (PSI) questionnaire through 6 stages including baseline( one week before sessions initiation), pretest (at the first session), middle test (after 4 educational session), posttest (after completion of program), follow up1 (one month after termination) and follow up 2 (two months after termination). Time series design was applied to analyse the data. The results revealed a significant decrease in the level of parental stress in both child domain (F = 119/539, a = 0/00 I) and parents domain (F = 33/672, a ~ 0/008). The study concludes that Group Positive Parenting Program effectively reduces parental overall stress.