Comparison of the Effectiveness of Parents Management Training and Resiliency Programs in Reducing Behavioral Problems of Teenagers

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The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of parents management training and resiliency programs in reducing behavioral problems of teenagers. This research was semi-empirical with pre-test and post-test, with control group. 66 mothers and teenagers in Kish public and private high school and junior school students, who were identified by using Akhenbakh's behavioral problems questionnaires (YSR), were assigned randomly in experimental and control groups. Parents management training and resiliency programs were conducted on both of experimental groups for 8 sessions. Two weeks after completion of the training program, post-test was administered. Data was analyzed by using multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA). Results showed that both tolerance and parents management training had a positive effects in reducing the anxiety/depression, isolationism/depression, body complain, social problems, attention problems, aggressive behavior and other behavioral problems (p<0/05). Neither resiliency nor parents management training intervention had significant effects on reducing the cognition problems. The results showed that there is no difference between the effectiveness of parents management training and resiliency interventions on behavioral problems. (p<0/05). Based on results of this preliminary study, parents management training and resiliency program had positive effects on reducing children's behavioral problems. Results also showed that parents management training was more effective in reducing children's behavioral problems, compared to resiliency training

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  • Receive Date: 31 August 2018
  • Accept Date: 31 August 2018

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