Comparing the effectiveness of good enough child-rearing training schema therapy approach and positive parent program training on parent-child conflict in mothers of children with conduct disorder

Conduct disorder is one of the most serious and complex complications in school-aged children. This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of efficient child-rearing training with the schema therapy approach and positive parenting training on the parent-child conflict in mothers of children with conduct disorders. The method of the current research was a quasi-experimental one with pre-test-post-test method plus a control group and a follow-up stage. The population included all mothers of students with conduct problems in the second grade of elementary school in Tehran in the academic year of ۲۰۲۰-۲۰۲۱. From this population, after the implementation of the Sprafkin test (the fourth edition) a sample of ۶۰ participants (three groups of ۲۰ people from mothers of children, including two experimental groups and one control group) were selected using the availability sampling. They were given Sprafkin children's behavioral syndrome questionnaire and the parent-child conflict questionnaire. The results were analyzed using repeated measurements analysis of variance. The results indicated that both interventions led to a significant reduction in parent-child conflicts. Also, there was no significant difference between their effectiveness. In general, the results revealed that efficient child-rearing training with schema therapy approach and positive parenting training has a significant effect on parent-child conflict. The results of this study can be benefited in psychology, especially in the field of parenting.

کلیدواژه ها:

Efficient child-rearing training with schema therapy approach ، positive parent training ، parent-child conflict ، mothers of children with conduct disorder