Mansoureh Moghtadaie; Salar Faramarzi; Amir Ghamarani; Ahmad Abedi
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The aim of this study is to develop a parenting program based on the experiences of mothers of children with specific learning disorder (SLD) and assess its effect on parenting stress and children's academic emotions. In the first phase, the "parenting program based on the experiences of mothers with ...
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The aim of this study is to develop a parenting program based on the experiences of mothers of children with specific learning disorder (SLD) and assess its effect on parenting stress and children's academic emotions. In the first phase, the "parenting program based on the experiences of mothers with children with specific learning disorder (SLD)" was developed. The second part of the study was semi-experimental pre-test, post-test, follow-up with a control group. Thirty mothers of children with specific learning disorder (SLD) were selected through convenience sampling and divided randomly into the experimental (15 subjects) and control (n = 15) groups. The research instruments were the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and the Academic Emotions Questionnaire. The parenting program was presented during eight sessions (once a week), and each session lasted for 60 minutes. Data were analyzed by the repeated measure ANOVA and analyzed by the SPSS-23 software. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of parenting stress and children's academic emotions in post-test and follow up (P <0.05) scores. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the parenting program based on the experiences of mothers of children with specific learning disorder (SLD) has an effect on parenting stress and children's academic emotions of children.
arghavan shariat; mokhtar malekpour; amir ghamarani
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The purpose of thisstudy was to determine the effectiveness of couple communication patternstraining on the performance of families with ADHD children.60 parents whosechildren were suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder werechosen randomly. Then, the samples wererandomly divided into ...
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The purpose of thisstudy was to determine the effectiveness of couple communication patternstraining on the performance of families with ADHD children.60 parents whosechildren were suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder werechosen randomly. Then, the samples wererandomly divided into two groups:control group (30 participants) and experimental group (30 participants). Theexperimental group received 7 treatment sessions. Both groups filled out theFamily Performance Questionnaire in thepretest and the posttest. The data wereanalyzed by statistical methods (covariance analysis).The results showed thatthe couple communication patterns training leaded to enhancement of familyperformance and its subtitles such as, emotional involvement, role playing,problem solving, emotional support, behavioral control, and the overallperformance (P<0.05). The present study showed that the couple communicationpatterns training to parents could significantly enhance the performance offamilies such as emotional involvement, role playing, problem solving,emotional support, behavioral control, and the overall performance.
Azam Moradi; Qorban HemmatiAlamdarlou,; Amir Qamarani
Volume 3, Issue 11 , March 2013, , Pages 107-126
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The present research aims to study the effect ofemployment status, marital status, education level, intensity of disability andgender on the total rate of mental health as well as physical symptoms,anxiety, social maladjustment, and depression in physically disabled persons inIsfahan city. The research ...
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The present research aims to study the effect ofemployment status, marital status, education level, intensity of disability andgender on the total rate of mental health as well as physical symptoms,anxiety, social maladjustment, and depression in physically disabled persons inIsfahan city. The research method was that of causal-comparative. Thestatistical population included all disabled people in Isfahan, from amongwhich 100 subjects were randomly selected. The 28-item General HealthQuestionnaire (GHQ-28) was used to assess the psychological status of theparticipants. The results of MANOVA showed that employment status significantlyaffected the total score of GHQ (P<0.01), physical symptoms (P<0.05), andanxiety (P<0.05). Also, marital status significantly affected the totalscore of GHQ (P<0.05) and depression (P.0.01). However, the education level,intensity of disability, and gender had no significant effect on total score ofGHQ, physical symptoms, anxiety, social maladjustment, and depression variables.The research findings suggest that physically disabled peopleshould be provided with the appropriate opportunities for marriage andemployment, so that their psychological status can be improved