The Effect of Positive Parenting Education Program on Reducing children`s Behavioral Problems and Increasing the Quality of Life Parents Children Autism Spectrum Disorder

Subject Areas : Tectonostratigraphy

Gholamreza Rajabi ¹ , Yasman Sheykhi Ghahfarokhi ²

1 - Professor of Dept. Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - Graduate of School Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2023-05-16 Accepted : 2024-02-24 Published : 2024-01-21

Keywords: Behavioral Problems, Positive parenting program, family quality of life, autism spectrum disorder,

Abstract :

Abstract Background and purpose: The existence of a disable child in the family can affect family performance. Autism spectrum disorder and its associated problems can affect the performance of the child and quality of life of the family. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of positive parenting program education on reducing children`s behavioral problems and increased quality of life of the family children with autism spectrum disorder. This study was conducted in a semi-experimental research design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with control group in 2021 year. Methods: The research population consisted of all parents with children autism spectrum disorder in Shahrekord city, which 30 parents were selected using voluntary sampling method and according to exclude criteria and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Participants of experimental group participated in 10 session of 90-minutes under positive parenting education program, and the control group was only educated in a positive parenting session and both groups were measured in three stages of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up using the Achenbach Behavior Checklist and the Beach Center Family Quality of life Scale. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (Mixed). Findings: The results indicated that positive parenting education program has reduced children's behavioral problems (p < 0.001) and increased quality of life (p < 0.001) of the experimental group parents compared to quality of life of the control group parents in post-test and follow-up stages. Conclusion: As a result, the findings of this study can be used to reduce children's behavioral problems and improve the quality of family life of these children's parents in educational, and therapy settings.

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