Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Education and Psychology of Children with Special needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan
3 Department of Psychology and Educational of children with special needs, faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan,Isfahan,Iran
Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of parenting effectiveness training on parenting stress and academic vitality of Afghan immigrant students with specific learning disabilities living in Isfahan.
The research utilized a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design, including a control group. For this purpose, 30 Afghan students living in Isfahan and their parents who were studying in the second year of primary school and in grades four to six in the academic year 2023-2024 were selected using a multi-stage sampling method and according to the criteria for entering the study and were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control (15 people). Parents in the experimental group underwent performance program training for two months, in eight 90-minute sessions. The control group did not receive any intervention during this period. To collect data, valid and standard instruments were used, including the Abdin Parenting Stress Questionnaire (1990), the Dehghanizadeh and Hosseinchari Academic Vitality Questionnaire (2012), and Raven's Progressive Matrices. The data were examined and analyzed using the analysis of covariance statistical method.The results showed that there was a significant difference between the performance of the two experimental and control groups in the variables of parenting stress and academic vitality in the post-test phase.In summary, it can be concluded that parenting effectiveness training was effective in reducing parenting stress and improving students' academic vitality, and its use is recommended to therapists, educators, psychologists, and counselors.
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