R. Mousavi, Ph.D.
Shahed University-Tehran-Iran mousavi@shahed.ac.ir
Keywords: Positive Parenting Program, mental health,
attention deficit/ hyperactive disorder(ADHD)
As parents affects on the family, also, children with their
personality and behavioral growth characteristics affects on parenting behavior too. Studies have shown that children of mothers who have behavioral problems, feel more less successful, lower effectiveness, anger sense, anxiety and depression than mothers with healthy children.
Considering studies findings, it seems that identify strategies
The current research examined the effectiveness of Positive
Parenting Program on mothers of 4-12 year-old children with attention deficit/ hyperactive disorder.
The study population included all mothers of ADHD children
aged 4 to 12 that had been referred in 2008 to health centers affiliated to Behzisti University.
Present study, from data gathering view is a quasi-experimental
research and in terms of propose is a practical study.
Scheme used in this study was with pretest and post test group.
Research tools in the study were demographic questionnaire and
Findings
showed
that
the
instruction
has
caused significant mental health improvement in
experimental group compared to control group
mothers.
Experimental group in all subscales of both the test
and follow-up phase has lower average compared
with the control group. This finding means that
even
after
controlling
for
differences
in
the
The Positive Parenting Program was effective to
mothers’
mental health that had children with
attention deficit/hyperactive disorder. Therefore, it
is recommended this method should be used for
mothers of such children.
