Hashemi M, Sharifi T, Ahmadi R. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Parent Management Training and Positive Psychology Parenting on the Persistence of Adolescent Girls with Anxiety Disorders. RBS 2024; 22 (2) :379-389
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1- Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran. sharifi_ta@yahoo.com , sharifi_ta@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Abstract: (655 Views)
Aim and Background: Persistence is one of the capabilities that weakens under the influence of anxiety; But by modifying the parenting style, this ability can be strengthened; Therefore, the aim of present study was to compare the effectiveness of parent management training and positive psychology parenting on the persistence of adolescent girls with anxiety disorders.
Methods and Materials: The research method was semi-experimental. The research community was formed by adolescent girls aged 13 to 15 years with anxiety symptoms who referred to the psychological centers of Isfahan in 2024 with their mothers. From this society, 60 people were selected purposive sampling and randomly divided into two experimental and one control group and pre-test were conducted. The research tools were Duckworth and Quinn (2009) persistence questionnaire and Spielberger (1970) anxiety questionnaire. Mothers in the first experimental group received parenting management training and second experimental group received positive psychology parenting training in the form of 12 weekly 90-minute sessions. The results analyzed by analysis of variance with repeated measurements and SPSS 26.
Findings: In persistence variable, time factor (p>0.001, F=27.675), group factor (p>0.001, F=10.324) and time and group interaction (p>0.001, F=8.861) F) are significant. Also, in the post-test and follow-up stage, there is no significant difference between the two training groups in the average of the persistence variable (p≤0.05) but there is a significant difference between the experimental groups with the control group
Conclusions: Parental management training and positive psychology parenting are effective interventions to increase the persistence of adolescents with anxiety.
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Special Received: 2024/06/23 | Accepted: 2024/08/26 | Published: 2024/08/31