Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 university of kurdistan, sanandaj, iran
2 Department of Counseling, University of Kurdistan. Sanandaj, Iran.
Abstract
Raising and taking care of children with special needs is a significant as well as challenging matter. Many approaches have been utilized to increase the quality of education for them and reduce the adverse impacts of variables such as stress and depression. One of these approaches, which has received a lot of attention in recent decades in Iran, is logotherapy. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of logotherapy in parents of children with special needs. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of logotherapy in parents of children with special needs. Using the meta-analysis method, this research determines the effect size of logotherapy by integrating the results of different research. Nine reviewed studies, published between 2011 and 2021, in terms of methodology were selected and meta-analysis was performed on them. The sources of data search were SID, NOORMAGS, MAGIRAN, and CIVILICA. Data analysis was done using CMA2 software and Hedges' g index. The findings show that investigating the heterogeneity of effects using Cochran's Q test, the Q value was 153.30 and the I square was 92.17, which is significant (p<0.001). As a result, the effect sizes are heterogeneous and the random effect model should be considered to analyze the effects. The size of the random effect is equal to 1.08. Similarly, the value of random Hedges' g equal to 1.04 was obtained. Therefore, it can be said that logotherapy has had a great effect on the parents of children with special needs.
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