Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Master of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba`i University)

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba`i University

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology & Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba`i University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a positive online parenting program on cold executive functions in children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population included all parents of children aged 7 to 12 years who referred to rehabilitation and psychological centers in Tehran in 2020-2021 and received attention-hyperactivity disorder based on the opinion of experts. By available sampling method, 30 children with an average age of 7 to 12 years were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 15 experimental and control. The experimental group received a positive parenting program online in 8 sessions. Attention registration test, N- BACK test, Stroop test and Wisconsin card test were used to evaluate the cold executive functions. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covriance SPSS-25 software. Findings showed that a positive parenting program had a significant effect on improving sustained attention, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control (P <0.05) and had no significant effect on working memory (P> 0.05). Accordingly, it can be said that the use of positive parenting online in the time of the outbreak of Covid-19 can be considered by specialists and ADHD children's treatment centers and for families who can not visit the centers in person can benefit from this intervention.

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