Child Emotional Development Psychology

Child Emotional Development Psychology

effectiveness of mindfulness parenting training on the psychological coherence of mothers with children with learning disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student of educational psychology, Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Abstract
Background  and  Purpose: The aim of the present study was to comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness parenting training on the psychological coherence of mothers with children with learning disabilities.
Method: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of the research included the mothers of children with learning disorders in Gorgan city in 2022-2023 who had referred to two government learning disorders centers (Shekofa and Dana in Gorgan city).50 mothers were convenience Sampling selected and randomly divided into three groups (25 people in each group). The research tool included the scale of psychological coherence (SOC) of Antonovsky (1993). One experimental group received the intervention of mindfulness parenting training in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, Mixed variance analysis was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that the group of of mindfulness parenting training had a significant effect on psychological coherence (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Examining the results of the test stages also showed that the post-test and follow-up showed a significant and stable increase compared to the pre-test (P<0.001). The results showed mindfulness parenting effective treatments for improving the psychological coherence of mothers with children with learning disabilities.
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Summer 2024

  • Receive Date 25 September 2024
  • Revise Date 06 October 2024
  • Accept Date 11 October 2024
  • First Publish Date 11 October 2024
  • Publish Date 21 October 2024