Effectiveness of positive parenting program training on relationship between parents and their slow-paced child

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1 M.A. in Psychilogy and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psycology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professer, Faculty of Psycology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Psycology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Aim. The study is aimed at investigating the effectiveness of positive parenting program training on the relationship between parents and their slow-paced child. Method. The present study is a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population included all parents of slow-paced students who were studying in elementary school in Semnan city in 2014-2015 academic year and the study sample included 30 couples who were parents of slow-paced students selected by available sampling method from Semnan schools and were randomly placed into two experiment & control groups. The experiment group participated in 8 training sessions of positive parenting program (one 90-minutes session a week), while no training was provided to the control group. The tools used in this study were a demographic questionnaire and Pianta’s Parent-Child Relationship Scale (1994). Data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) using SPSS22. Results. Findings indicated a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores in experiment group (p<0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that positive parenting program improves the relationships between the parents and slow-paced child.

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  • Receive Date: 28 January 2019
  • Accept Date: 28 January 2019

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